Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9150
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'Patagonian'
Date
1839
Creator
Thomas Landseer (1793 - 1880, British) , Artist
After
Admiral Phillip Parker King (1793 - 1856, Australian) , Naval officer
Object type
Library reference
35897
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 185mm
width (print): 115mm
width (print): 115mm
Subject
Description
An illustration of a ‘Patagonian’ drawn during the first voyage of HMS Beagle, 1826-1830, sailing with HMS Adventure under the overall command of Australian Captain Phillip Parker King FRS, Commander and Surveyor. Frontispiece to Narrative of the surveying voyage of His Majesty's ships "Adventure" and "Beagle", by Robert Fitzroy, Volume 1, (London, 1839).
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