| Title |
Dingo prints from early 19th century. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
1800, 1818, 1822, 1827, ca1840. |
| Description |
5 items : illustrations; in one folder. Prints are arranged and described in chronological order. |
| Level of description |
Collection 74. |
| Contents |
Item 1: 1800 - "Australasian dog, or dingo". 1 engraving by Mr Heath. From "General zoology, or, systematic natural history..." by George Shaw. [1 sheet, 130 x 215 mm] |
| Item 2: 1818 - "Mammalia - Australasian Dog (fig. 2)". 1 engraving by Kneass, Young & Co. From "Nicholson's British Encyclopedia of Arts & Sciences" by William Nicholson, 2nd American edition. [1 sheet, 215 x 128 mm] |
| Item 3: 1822 - "Native dog of New South Wales". 1 engraving by A Smith after Abraham Cooper (1787-1868). [1 sheet, 95 x 140 mm] |
| Item 4: 1827 - "Dingo and wolf". 1 lithograph. From "Dr. Schinz. Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen des Menschen der vershiedenen RASSEN und STAMME" by C.J. Brodtmann. [ 1 sheet, 330 x 240 mm] |
| Item 5: ca1840 - "New Holland Dingo". 1 engraving by William Home Lizars (1788-1859) after Colonel H Smith. From a volume of "Naturalist's Library" by Sir William Jardine. [1 sheet, 100 x 165 mm] |
| Related materials |
Research Library: Item 1 - RIDE collection comprises a copy of "General zoology, or, systematic natural history...", volume 1 part 2, Mammalia / by George Shaw. |
| Research Library: Item 5 - MACKENZIE collection comprises a copy 'A system of anatomical plates of the human body' with engravings by W.H. Lizars. |
| Administrative / Biographical history |
This collection was deposited in the Library in 2023. |
| Subjects |
Dingo |
| Animals in art |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Heath, Mr. (engraver) |
| Smith, A., active 1822 (engraver) |
| Lizars, W.H. (William Home), 1788-1859 (engraver) |
| Other Corporate Bodies |
Kneass, Young & Co |
| Call number |
AU NMA:RL 74 (5 items) |
