Sir Thomas Mitchell - Papers, 1708-1855
Sir Thomas Mitchell - Papers, 1708-1855
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1708 - 1855
Call Numbers
C 1 - C 89
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
89 volumes - 1.96 Meters
Textual Records
Drawings
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Photocopy : CYC 55 - CYC 56 (open access): xerox copies made from microfilm.
Partially Microfilmed : The following 49 volumes have been copied onto preservation microfilm: C 11-C23, C 30, C 35 - C 42, C 45 - C 48, C 50 - C 67, C 71, C 80, C 83 and C 87. Refer to contents listing below for the microfilm reel numbers.
Partly Digitised : C 42, C 67, C 71
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
C 01-C 10: Sir Thomas Mitchell school books, textbooks and Bible, 1708-1812
C 11-C 21: Sir Thomas Mitchell notebooks and Spanish and Portuguese field books, ca. 1811-1848
C 22-C 39: Sir Thomas Mitchell diaries, memoranda and miscellaneous notes on science, 1814-1829
C 40-C 56: Sir Thomas Mitchell field books, sketchbooks and ex...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Sir Thomas Mitchell - Papers, 1708-1855
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Bound by Mitchell Library, February 1932
Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi language (D23) (NSW SH55-12)
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Exhibited in
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855) served as a volunteer in the Peninsular War and in 1814 was selected to produce plans of the major battlefields. He was promoted major in 1826 and appointed surveyor-general of New South Wales in 1828. Between 1831 and 1846 he made four exploring expeditions into the interior of Australia. He was knighted in 1839 and...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
C 1 - C 89
Record Identifier
9arp7NGn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9arp7NGn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
447342
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