Title

Didelphys gigantea [Eastern grey kangaroo]

Date made

1777

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed title lower centre below image in black ink, 'Didelphys gogantea.' Printed inscription lower right below image in black ink, 'I. Nufsbiegel. fc.' Printed inscription upper right above image in black ink,'CLIV.'

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject category

Australia, Animal: Kangaroo

Subject description

Engraving of a kangaroo derived from the engraving in Hawkesworth, An account of the Voyages of Captain Cook, 1773, after the painting by George Stubbs. Didelphys gigantea, is the scientific name for an Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Legacy id

159066

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013