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Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus
Jacques Werner1838
Museums Victoria
Carlton, Australia
The Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus, from Mammiferes Plate 17, from "Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie", by Jules Sebastien-Cesar Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842).
During his life, Dumont d'Urville circumnavigated the globe on three scientific expeditions, collecting specimens, making observations and exploring new lands. His discoveries made on these voyages were published in lavish volumes after his death.
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- Title: Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus
- Creator: Jacques Werner
- Date: Circa 1842
- Date Created: 1838
- Rights: Copyright expired. Source: Museum Victoria / Artist: Jacques Werner
- Medium: Hand-coloured etching
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