Gezicht op zee-inham bij King Georges Island 1815

"Gezicht op zee-inham bij King Georges Island" is an 1815 etching by Daniël Veelwaard, depicting a view of a bay in King Georges Island, a landmass in the Bass Strait. The image was created as an illustration for the book "Matthew Flinders' Ontdekkingreis Naar Het Groote Zuidland", which was published in 1815 and documented Matthew Flinders' exploration of Australia. The etching is held in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, showcasing a landscape in the style of Dutch Romanticism. The artist captured the scenic beauty of the natural landscape with detailed rendering of the foliage and distant coastline. The etching is a valuable visual record of 19th-century exploration, providing an insight into the cartographical discoveries of the time.