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Album of sketches and watercolours of Tasmania, 1840-1853 / Francis Russell Nixon, Bishop of Tasmani...

Album of sketches and watercolours of Tasmania, 1840-1853 / Francis Russell Nixon, Bishop of Tasmani...

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Album of sketches and watercolours of Tasmania, 1840-1853 / Francis Russell Nixon, Bishop of Tasmania

About this item

Full title

Album of sketches and watercolours of Tasmania, 1840-1853 / Francis Russell Nixon, Bishop of Tasmania

Date

1840-1853

Call Numbers

DGA 43

Record Identifier

1LjR8Zb9

Reference Code

850371

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

1 album (34 drawings) - various sizes - watercolour, ink and pencil

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955

Please acknowledge: : Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales

Issue Copy

Copy print : DGA 43

Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room

Finding aids

Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -

Subjects

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

DGA 43

F.1a Cape Raoul
F.1b Cape Raoul
F.2 Cape Raoul
F.3 Brown Mountain
F.4 Schouten Island
F.5 Schouten Island
F.6 Schouten Island
F.7 Schouten Main
F.8 Swanport
F.9 Coast to the North of Schouten
F.10 Circular Head
F.11 Norfolk Bay
F.12 Brady's Bay
F.13 Pirates' Bay
F.14 Source of the Derwent
F...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Album of sketches and watercolours of Tasmania, 1840-1853 / Francis Russell Nixon, Bishop of Tasmania

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Five of the drawings have been removed from the album, which appears to have had a number of leaves removed.

The album has Bishop Nixon's bookplate.

Signature / Inscriptions

None of the sketches is signed. Most of them are dated, and all are titled.

Description source

Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

DGA 43

Record Identifier

1LjR8Zb9

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1LjR8Zb9

Other Identifiers

Reference code

850371

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