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Scraps in pencil, water colours and Indian ink [natural history subjects: fish, birds, butterfly, vi...

Scraps in pencil, water colours and Indian ink [natural history subjects: fish, birds, butterfly, vi...

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Scraps in pencil, water colours and Indian ink [natural history subjects: fish, birds, butterfly, views of Port Jackson, Island of St Pauls, Rodondo, 'The Death of the shark ... Indian Ocean ...', St Helena and Ascension; also chart of the 'John Craig's track out & home'], 1834-1835 / drawn by William Proctor, Newcastle-on-Tyne]

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Full title

Scraps in pencil, water colours and Indian ink [natural history subjects: fish, birds, butterfly, views of Port Jackson, Island of St Pauls, Rodondo, 'The Death of the shark ... Indian Ocean ...', St Helena and Ascension; also chart of the 'John Craig's track out & home'], 1834-1835 / drawn by William Proctor, Newcastle-on-Tyne]

Date

1834-1835

Call Numbers

PXA 818

Record Identifier

9PQKdkNn

Reference Code

402197

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

Drawings - 26.4 x 37.4 cm, or smaller - 28 watercolours

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Issue Copy

Digitised

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

1. Scraps in pencil, water colours and Indian ink / Wm. Proctor, N.Castle [title page]
2. [Map of the world] John Craigs track out of home
3. Boneto or Boneta Fish ...
4. Fish, called by Sailors - "Portugueze men of War" ...
5. Cape Pigeon ... South Atlantic ocean ...
6. Lesser Albatross ... South Atlantic ocean ...
7. Albatrofs ....

Alternative Titles

Full title

Scraps in pencil, water colours and Indian ink [natural history subjects: fish, birds, butterfly, views of Port Jackson, Island of St Pauls, Rodondo, 'The Death of the shark ... Indian Ocean ...', St Helena and Ascension; also chart of the 'John Craig's track out & home'], 1834-1835 / drawn by William Proctor, Newcastle-on-Tyne]

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Digital order no:Album ID : 823632...

Signature / Inscriptions

Most of the drawings are inscribed in ink by the artist with titles, dates, and sometimes latitudes and longitudes. The title page is in decorative hand lettered typography

Contextual Information

Source

Purchased February 1999

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

PXA 818

Record Identifier

9PQKdkNn

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9PQKdkNn

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Reference code

402197

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