Waaksamheyd, Duke of York Island. 18th-century artwork of the Dutch ship Waaksamheyd, and boats of indigenous peoples, at Port Hunter on Duke of York
Waaksamheyd, Duke of York Island. 18th-century artwork of the Dutch ship Waaksamheyd, and boats of indigenous peoples, at Port Hunter on Duke of York Island in May 1791. This bay is on the north side of the island, where the expedition, travelling from Australia to the UK, stopped to obtain fresh water. Duke of York Island is in St George's Channel, off the north-eastern coast of Papua New Guinea. This scene, recorded by British naval officer and artist George Raper (1769-1797), is drawing 27 from the Natural History Museum's Raper Collection.
Size: 3640px × 2338px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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