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The Art of Constant Rearrangement | The Joshua McClelland Print Room & Rathdowne Galleries (#441) Closed

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Lot 11PETER MAZELL [1759 - 1797], Watts's Shark. 1789, copper engraving hand coloured, 18 x 23cm, also, Caspian Tern, 24 x 17cm, From Governor Arthur Phillip's, "Voyage to Botany Bay." "This fish was met with in Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, by Lieutenant Watts, and is supposed to be full as voracious as any of the genus, in proportion to its size for after having lain on the deck for two hours, seemingly quiet, on Mr. Watts's dog passing by, the shark sprung upon it with all the ferocity imaginable, an

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Lot closed - Price Realized:$120 (3 bids)
Estimate: $150 - $200

The Art of Constant Rearrangement | The Joshua McClelland Print Room & Rathdowne Galleries (#441) Closed

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  • PETER MAZELL [1759 - 1797], Watts's Shark. 1789, copper engraving hand coloured, 18 x 23cm, also, Caspian Tern, 24 x 17cm, From Governor Arthur Phillip's, "Voyage to Botany Bay." "This fish was met with in Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, by Lieutenant Watts,
  • PETER MAZELL [1759 - 1797], Watts's Shark. 1789, copper engraving hand coloured, 18 x 23cm, also, Caspian Tern, 24 x 17cm, From Governor Arthur Phillip's, "Voyage to Botany Bay." "This fish was met with in Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, by Lieutenant Watts, - 2
  • PETER MAZELL [1759 - 1797], Watts's Shark. 1789, copper engraving hand coloured, 18 x 23cm, also, Caspian Tern, 24 x 17cm, From Governor Arthur Phillip's, "Voyage to Botany Bay." "This fish was met with in Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, by Lieutenant Watts, - 3