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Tierras Australes, Callot, Jacques, (German, Circa 1720), Don…
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Melbourne
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30-May-2017
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Tierras Australes, Callot, Jacques, (German, Circa 1720), Don Miguel Zorrero Tuerto Cavallero de las Trencadas de Capatos Governador en las Tierras Australes desconocidas, translated 'Governor General of the Unknown Southland, engraving, 28 x 18 cm, Other Notes, This image shows a portrait of the man with the claim to be the earliest holder, real or imaginary, of the sometimes troubled office of the Governor-General of Australia. Don Miguel Zorrero Tuerto, in this caricature in the style of Jacques Callot, is claimed as the grandfather of Don Quixote and the governor of 'Tierras Australes desconocidas'.
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