Lot 202
A RARE 1785 'CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, F.R.S' LINE ENGRAVED PORTRAIT By O. Birrell after H. Dodd plate size 8.5cm x 19.5cm
22 September 2019, 13:00 AEST
Sydney, WoollahraSold for AU$1,586 inc. premium
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A RARE 1785 'CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, F.R.S' LINE ENGRAVED PORTRAIT
By O. Birrell after H. Dodd The full length portrait surmounted by crest and motto: 'Per Mare Exegi Per Terras' (by sea monumentum by land). "Published July 20, 1785 by I. Fielding, Pater Noster Row. Dodd del.; Birrell sculp."plate size 8.5cm x 19.5cm
Refer to similar example held in the Wellcome Collection London
Refer to similar example held in the Wellcome Collection London