Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Webber, John
Title:
Krakatoa - View in the Island of Cracatoa
Date:
1788 (1820)
Medium:
aquatint
Size:
28.6 x 41.8 cm
Description:
London. Pubd. April 1, 1809 by Boydell & Compy. No. 90 Cheapside.
Vide Cook's Last Voyage Vol. 3 Ch. 11.
John Webber was the artist on James Cook's third voyage. Towards the end of the voyage the ship visited the Island of Krakatoa in the Straits of Sunda. Here Webber depicted the lush vegetation of the volcanic island.
The view was published in "Views in the South Seas from drawings by the late John Webber", which has been called "the most striking publication resulting from Cook's expeditions".
Reference
Abbey, Travel 595 - page 539 no. 4.
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Item Code:
P5300
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