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Westall, William. Drawings by William Westall. - Plate 17.

Plate 17. 'Thistle Island : a snake.'
Before the disaster in which John Thistle and 7 of the crew lost their lives, Flinders and Thistle spent time together on the island. They captured a snake, and after carefully sewing up its mouth so that it could not bite, took it back to the ship, where Westall painted it.

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