William Govett notes and sketches taken during a surveying Expedition in N. South Wales and Blue Mou...
William Govett notes and sketches taken during a surveying Expedition in N. South Wales and Blue Mou...
William Govett notes and sketches taken during a surveying Expedition in N. South Wales and Blue Mountains Road by William Govett on staff of Major Mitchell, Surveyor General of New South Wales, 1830-1835
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1830-1835
Call Numbers
SAFE/A 330 (Safe 1/404)
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts, Pictures, Drawings and Prints
Physical Description
Contents
0.03 metres of textual material, clippings and drawings (1 volume)
30 drawings - watercolour, pen & pencil
1 print
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Physical Access Conditions
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Issue Copy
Digitised
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2012/D14753/a5504.htm
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
This notebook with entries written in Govett’s hand provides a detailed description of times and distances of the route of the journey through the Blue Mountains and details of the terrain, including 31 drawings (tipped in) illustrating Govett’s journey. Several of the sketches appear to have been inserted at a later date, possibly by other people...
Alternative Titles
Full title
William Govett notes and sketches taken during a surveying Expedition in N. South Wales and Blue Mountains Road by William Govett on staff of Major Mitchell, Surveyor General of New South Wales, 1830-1835
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 874379...
Signature / Inscriptions
The signature of D.S. Mitchell appears on the inside covers of the album
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D. S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
Born in Devon, England he arrived in Sydney in the Asia in 1828. He was appointed assistant surveyor in the Surveyor-General's Department of New South Wales on 10 July 1827 at reached Sydney in the Asia and began work on T. L. Mitchell's staff. His work included surveying on the old Bathurst road, during which he discovered Govett's Leap in the Blu...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/A 330 (Safe 1/404)
Record Identifier
9NaApV5Y
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9NaApV5Y
Other Identifiers
Reference code
824687
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