Sketchbook No. 43, 1805, 1831-1832 / John Glover

John Glover sketchbooks and portfolio of sketches, ca. 1794-1835

This sketchbook contains drawings in England, Wales and Europe interspersed with landscape views of Van Diemen’s Land (Hobart Town, Derwent Valley, Baghdad and Mills Plains) and Aboriginal Australians. Two of the sketches on [p.40] depict Aboriginal groups with their names inscribed above in ink `Cola[--?], Maccame, Wanwee', `Telliacbuya, Oredia, Kikadapaula, Umarah, Nanalagura, Ludawiddia'.

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Inside front cover - [Landscape] - At upper left is written ' No.43. I.G. 166 sketches of Van Diemen's Land made before this work was commenced - '. At upper right in another hand is written ' 80 in a Red Book 55 in a Marble Covered with the last of Ulswater '.
1 [Sailing and rowing boats. Title at lower left indecipherable] - At upper right is written ' A.C. Talbot 1852 Van Diemen's Land '
2 [Study of boats]
3 [4 landscapes; that at lower right titled] Government House and Derbyshire Rocks, New Norfolk
4 The River at Teignmouth
5 [Cloud study]
6 Bradley Hill near Teignmouth
7 [6 landscapes, numbered 2-7. Nos. 2 and 6 titled] Falls of the Derwent
8 Hexham fish market
9 [6 landscapes, numbered 8-13. No.9 titled] Near the Falls of the Derwent. [No.10] by morning at ferries. [Nos. 11 and 12] Spring Hill
10 [Sailing boat]
11 [6 landscapes, numbered 14-19]
12 Exmouth
13 [6 landscapes, numbered 20-25. Nos. 24-25 titled] River Jordan
14 [2 landscapes, interior of a hut. Landscape numbered 27 is titled] Near the Cock Pit
15 [6 landscapes, numbered 28-33. TItled as follows]: 28. The Strathalland 29. Brighton Plains 30. at Brighton 31. Mount Wellington from Brighton 32. Diana & Acteon 33. The Strathallan & Bagdad
16 [Bridge & house on river]
17 [6 landscapes, five are numbered 34-38, and four are titled as follows]: 35. Mount Wellington from Austins ferry 36. Mount Wellington from the Jordan Cove 37. at Brighton 38. Cove of the Jordan
18 [3 landscapes, one unfinished]
19 [6 landscapes, five are numbered 39-43. Titled as follows]: [unnumbered] Ulswater Hunting [?] the stag 39. at Brighton 1831 40. Hobart Town 41. Sun Rise Moon going down 42. Bagdad 43. [Indecipherable]
20 [Budge, and Study of cows]
21 [10 landscapes]
22 [6 landscapes, numbered 44-49]
23 [10 landscapes, nine numbered 50-58]
24 [6 landscapes, numbered 59-64]
25 [8 landscapes, one numbered 65 and titled] The Ring Farm
26 [6 landscapes, numbered 66-71]
27 [6 landscapes, numbered 72-77]
28 [3 landscapes, two numbered 78-79]
29 [7 landscapes]
30 [4 landscapes, numbered 82-85 and titled as follows]: 82. Tea Tree Brush 83. At Government Gardens 84. Blackmans River 85. Near Blackmans River
31 [4 landscapes, numbered 87-90, study of women, and study of aborigines. Last named numbered 86 and titled - Timbruna, Sunamena Muntena]
32 [6 landscapes, four are numbered 91-94, and there are titled as follows]: 92. The Start [?] of Motts [?] Plains, Tudema Tura [see note inside back cover] 93. At Campbell 94. At Campbell Town
33 [6 landscapes, two are numbered 95-96. Five are titled as follows]: (a) Bear dancing & Camel (b) Fishing for Grey Trouts (c) Conway (d) Chepston 95. [Untitled] 96. Campbell Town
34 [6 landscapes, numbered 97-99, 101-103. Five are titled as follows]: 98. Spring Hill 99. Spring Hill 101. The Ring Farm 102. near the Eagles Nest 103 near the Eagles Nest
35 [5 landscapes, 1 figure study, numbered 100, 104-108. Three are titled as follows]: 104. The Ring Farm 105. The Dromeday 106 Mount Wellington
36 [7 landscape. Two at top left titled] Tergmouth Sarzane [?]
37 [6 landscapes, 1 study of kangaroos. Landscapes are titled as follows]: (a) Near Sarzana (b) A Mill in Devonshire (c) Larice [?] (d) La Ricia (e) The Labjo Majora (f) Tivoli [Below the kangaroo study is written ' Lala ']
38 [4 landscape, study of horses, 2 studies of birds. Landscape at lower left titled] At Campbell [?] Station
39 [6 landscapes, four are numbered 109-112. Un-numbered landscapes titled] Setting sun near Jerrico. First rays of rising sun at Oatlands, Table Mountain
40 [3 studies of groups of aborigines, 1 landscape. Landscape titled] at the Isle of Wight ape titled] at the Isle of Wight [In aboriginal group at upper left three people named] Colammanea Maccame Wanwee. [In group at bottom six people named] Telliacbuya Oredia Kikadapaula Umarah Manalagura Ludawiddia.
41 [9 landscapes. 1 figure study. Eight landscapes titled as follows]: (a) Isle of Wight (b) Isle of Wight (c) Cataract (d) at Campbell Town (e) Mount Direction (g) Mount Wellington (h) Mount Wellington (j) Spring Hill
42 [4 landscapes, one titled] Wellington [probably Mount Wellington]
43 [Study of sailing ship, of horse, and of tree]
44 Bradley Mill near Newtown Devonshire
Inside back cover - An extremely tender & brillant sky 6 o'clock in evening - [At upper left is written] Native name for Ben Lomond is Tudema Tura [see sketch p.32 At upper right is written] 22 leaves in book

Sketchbook No. 43, 1805, 1831-1832 / John Glover

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