novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (Emu) Emue (title object) Object Type: drawing album leaf Object number: RP-T-1914-17-308 Inscriptions / Brands: annotation, at the bottom of the margin; right, pen in brown: "Emue [space] New South Wales; scale: Scale of 5 Foot 3½ inches English Size (in Gordon's handwriting scale calligraphy, text: LC Rookmaker, Appendix I of his essay, p 252). Description: Bird Study: Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) from New South Wales, Australia; not known in southern Africa. Graduated in English maat. Manufacturer : artist: George Raper (attributed to) Place manufacture: Ne
novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (Emu) Emue (title object) Object Type: drawing album leaf Object number: RP-T-1914-17-308 Inscriptions / Brands: annotation, at the bottom of the margin; right, pen in brown: "Emue [space] New South Wales; scale: Scale of 5 Foot 3½ inches English Size (in Gordon's handwriting scale calligraphy, text: LC Rookmaker, Appendix I of his essay, p 252). Description: Bird Study: Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) from New South Wales, Australia; not known in southern Africa. Graduated in English maat. Manufacturer : artist: George Raper (attributed to) Place manufacture: New South Wales Date: 1770 - 1780 Physical features: pen in ink, brush in watercolor in colors, pencil and black chalk, scale legal materials: paper ink pencil crayon watercolor Technique: pen / brush dimensions: album leaf: h 660 mm × W 480 mmblad: h = 413 mm × W 282 mmbeeld: h 326 mm (up to top pencil line) × W 223 mm (up to right-hand scale) Notes Perhaps drawn on a Cook's travel Australia (1770-1779) and Gordon gave him during his visit to the Cape in 1780.
Size: 1392px × 1796px
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