Explorer's Engravings by John Webber


Item Number: 123

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $650

Online Close: Jun 10, 2007 9:00 PM EDT

Bid History: 0 bids

Description

Antique Engraving. Late 18C composite plate of engravings on paper made for Banks Historical Atlas. Taken from drawings by official draughtsman on Captain James Cook's third voyage. Features carved objects from Northwest Coast, Siberia and Hawaii. Ivory mat with light wood frame. 13 x 21 inches.

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Donated by

Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA