Sketchbook, 1871-1878 ; map of Australia, 1854 / drawn by Alfred F.H. Stephen
Sketchbook, 1871-1878 ; map of Australia, 1854 / drawn by Alfred F.H. Stephen
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Date
1854, 1871-1878
Call Numbers
PXE 958
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Physical Description
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Drawings - 1 map : pen & ink, watercolour - 28 x 38.5 cm - 12 drawings : pencil - 14.5 x 24 cm
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Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955.
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Contents
SKETCHBOOK (Call No.: PXE 958/Item 1)
1. `Scrap of Coast line - West Coast of New Caledonia - 10 March '71' ; signed `A.H.S'
2. `View of the River "Diahot" from "One Tree Hill" on the Southern Boundary of the Prospectors [?] - New Caledonia 4th June 1871' ; signed `A.H.S'
3. `View from my hut door - "Movendine" New Caledonia 3rd July 187...
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Full title
Sketchbook, 1871-1878 ; map of Australia, 1854 / drawn by Alfred F.H. Stephen
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Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Page 1 of sketchbook is signed: `Alfred F.H. Stephen'.
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired 2007.
Administrative / Biographical history
Alfred Farish Henderson Stephen was born, ca 1845, on the island of Helgoland (North Sea, off the German coast) and educated in Dresden, Germany. He came to Australia in 1865, studied law in Melbourne and joined the Oriental Bank.
Following the discovery of gold in New Caledonia in 1870, Stephen worked as a representative of his father, Geor...
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Call Numbers
PXE 958
Record Identifier
1wN2QvPn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1wN2QvPn
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Reference code
457035
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