Grove considered this to be the only illustration showing a dodo in its natural habitat and the last depiction of the species in life, and stated it was drawn by the commandant of the Dutch colony of Mauritius Isaac Lamotius in 1677.
This passage states that Grove considered this illustration to be the only one showing a dodo in its natural habitat and the last known image of the species alive, attributing it to the commandant of the Dutch colony of Mauritius, Isaac Lamotius, who created it in 1677.