Article ID: CBB934796083

Dwarf emus from Baudin's voyage (1800–1804): An overlooked engraving by Nicolas Huet (1770–1830) (2022)

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The French voyage of exploration to New Holland (Australia) between 1800 and 1804, commanded by Nicolas Baudin (1754–1803), made substantial natural history collections, notably capturing dwarf emus from the two distinct populations on King Island (Île King) in Bass Strait (December 1802) and Kangaroo Island (Île Decrès) (January 1803). Two of these emus survived their voyage to France, were housed briefly at the Empress Josephine's menagerie at Malmaison, and then the zoological park of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. Both died in 1822. With the wild populations on both islands exterminated soon after Baudin's visit, two watercolours, one by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778–1846) and one by Léon de Wailly (fl. 1801–1824), have been central to the history of the dwarf emus. However, an important contemporary engraving by Nicolas Huet (1770–1830) depicting the two surviving emus in captivity has been overlooked. This essay explores the history of the images of the now extinct dwarf emus, as well as the production and significance of Huet's engraving.

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Authors & Contributors
West-Sooby, John
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Ian J. Mason
Matteo Ruzzon
Henderson, M. Helen
Larsson, Eleanor
Concepts
Biological specimens
Natural history
Travel; exploration
Collectors and collecting
Scientific expeditions
Birds
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
Places
Australia
France
England
Great Britain
Antarctica
Tasmania (Australia)
Institutions
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Museo di Scienze Naturali di Torino
Museo Calderini
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