New Caledonia. Various Articles.. Savages of New Caledonia. c1800
$80.00
Antique print of Hunting spear, hooks and sling. Woven and carved devices. Hut construction, both external and internal.
This is a beautiful and finely engraved copperplate by Dadley from a drawing by Harding after the sketch by naturalist Jacques Julien Houton Labillardiere (1755-1834) for "An Account of A Voyage in Search of La Perouse…Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux". 20. Apr. 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
This antique engraving is on thick soft hand-woven paper. If has slight age discolouration of the page edges but is otherwise in good condition. The page size 290 x 225mm (approximately 11.5 x 9 inches).
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