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Sir Joseph BANKS and George DIXON
['Dish and Daggers' original pen and wash drawing]
objects from Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands).
$1500
Item Details
[UK], [?18th century]
excellent
ALASKA, Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands).
A pen and wash drawing (neat line: 246 x 179mm; sheet size: 251 x 182 mm) which is either a copy or an early version of artwork for the ‘Dish and Daggers’ plate facing p.188 in George Dixon’s ‘A Voyage round the World’ (London: 1789). It was also used in the French and German versions of the Portlock and Dixon voyages.
The paper could be 18th century, but there are no watermarks, the verso shows signs of where it has been removed from an early mount/album, and the number '71' in the top right could also be 18th century.
There is a misleading scrawled note in pencil to the verso 'probably J. Webber / for Capt Cooks Voyages'
The Royal Collection online description highlights the engraved version and the description notes that the printed work ‘is notable for some of the first depictions of Pacific Northwest Coast art in print. The bowl pictured here was acquired by Dixon at Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) and is now in the British Museum (British Museum inventory number Am,NWC.25).’
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Shadowrock Rare Books (https://shadowrockrarebooks.com/): a relatively new multi-faceted book business by a relatively old bookman. Starting in the 1970s, Adam Langlands has worked for most of the great auction houses, and been associated with a number of the greatest dealers. He has examined, researched and catalogued a huge range of books representing many subjects, languages, techniques, dates and price-points: from 'Sky-Hi A trip into space with Terry' (1952, kid's transformational book) to the Fox/Bute copy of Audubon's 'Double-Elephant Folio' (sold at auction for $8,802,500). Inspired by their recent move to a home which previously belonged to both George Simenon (of Maigret fame) and Seymour Hacker (founder of Hacker Art Books), Adam and Susu Langlands have decided to continue the literary connection and set up Shadowrock Rare Books. Today's global online marketplace means that there is a danger that the call of the unique will get drowned out by the cries of the banal: it is the mission of Shadowrock Rare Books to rescue and highlight these gems. Joining Getman’s Virtual Book & Paper Fairs was an obvious next step for us – we have cheered him on from the sidelines from the beginning!