1807 Baudin & Petit Antique Print of a Sydney & Port Jackson Aboriginal Warrior Civil War Jonque pour les Voyages de

Jonque pour les Voyages de long cours (Chinese Junks)

On March 17 1656

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Cook named the archipelago the \\\"Sandwich Islands\\\" after the fourth Earl of Sandwich—the acting First Lord of the Admiralty

he completed the mapping of the whole coast by a skillful division of labor and the erection of numerous observing stations

1807 Baudin & Petit Antique Print of a Sydney & Port Jackson Aboriginal Warrior Civil War Jonque pour les Voyages deTitle : Nouvelle Hollande. Nelle Galles Du Sud. Nourou gal derri & avancant pour combattre Size: 13in x 10in (330mm x 255mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1807 Ref #: 93087 Description: This exquisite, rare original copper plate engraved antique print of an Aboriginal warrior of Port Jackson carrying a spear & shield, was engraved by Barthlemy Roger, after the 1802 drawing by Nicolas Martin Petit and was published by Francois Peron (1775 1810)