Drawings by W[illia]m Bligh, Commander of His Majesty's Ship Providence
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Drawings by W[illia]m Bligh, Commander of His Majesty's Ship Providence
Drawings by W[illia]m Bligh, Commander of His Majesty's Ship Providence
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1791-1793
Call Numbers
SAFE/PXA 565
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
Albums - 32 x 21 cm. - 1 album (58 watercolour sketches)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
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Physical Access Conditions
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Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
1. A flying fish 10 inches long
2. A sucking fish 9 inches long
3. A Noddy
4. A Dolphin six feet long / A Pilot fish the size of life
5. The Island St. Paul
6. Cannoe [sic] of Whytootackee - discovered by H.M.S. Bounty
7. A Fish about 4 feet long caught about 40 leag[ue]s to the Eastward of Friendly Isles. It has no scales and sma...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Drawings by W[illia]m Bligh, Commander of His Majesty's Ship Providence
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Album titled from flyleaf, in Bligh's handwriting
Folios titled in Bligh's handwriting. Additional handwritten notes expand on some titles
Contents list held with collection and on MLRR reference shelf
Digital order no:Album ID : 823395
Signature / Inscriptions
"G.H." -- handwritten in pencil on some images, possibly in Bligh's hand, probably standing for George Holwell. See PXn 10 for further details
"It had a Beak like a Duck - a thick brown coat of Hair, through which the points of numerous Quills of an Inch long projected + were very sharp. It was 17 inches long & walked about 2 Ins. from the Groun...
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Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/PXA 565
Record Identifier
1wN2Pp0n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1wN2Pp0n
Other Identifiers
Reference code
446868
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