[Oswald W.B. Brierly : New Guinea coast and Cape York area during the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake,...
[Oswald W.B. Brierly : New Guinea coast and Cape York area during the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake,...
[Oswald W.B. Brierly : New Guinea coast and Cape York area during the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, ca. 1849-1850]
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1849-1850
Call Numbers
PX*D 82
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
Drawings - 40 cm. x 74 cm. or smaller - 126 drawings (pencil - watercolour)
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Item
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Digitised
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The sketches are of places visited by the H.M.S. Rattlesnake including Albany, Cape York, Cul de Sac de L'Orangerie, Darnely, Dufaure and Prince of Wales' Islands, and the coast of New Guinea. The drawings feature objects of Indigenous material culture such as carvings, implements, and personal ornamentation, as well as aspects of Indigenous knowle...
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Oswald W.B. Brierly : New Guinea coast and Cape York area during the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, ca. 1849-1850]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 824026...
Signature / Inscriptions
Most drawings are titled and dated
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
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Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PX*D 82
Record Identifier
94RxJdB1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/94RxJdB1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
421776
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