Early engraved portraits relating to Australia
Early engraved portraits relating to Australia
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
1770-1840
Call Numbers
PXE 775
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Physical Description
Contents
0.03 metres of graphic and textual material - album (67 engravings, 15 photoprints, 1 textual material) - 40.3 x 33.7 cm - blue morocco with gilt designs embossed on covers and and gilt edges of 40 pages
0.03 metres of textual material - 1 album - 22.1 x 33.5 cm - 1 volume of 288 roneoed pages bound in cloth-backed boards
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Partly Digitised : Nos. 8a, 17, 19, 20c, 27a, 32a, 32c, 32d, 33b, 36.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Volume 1
2. Philips de derde (Phillip III, King of Spain) -- engraving
3. William Dampier -- photoprint of oil painting (original in National Library of Australia)
4. Captain William Dampier -- photoprint of engraving by Thomas Murray
5a. Commissary John Palmer -- photoprint of late nineteenth century watercolour
5b. Captain Art...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Early engraved portraits relating to Australia
Variant title
Nos. 9, 27b, 33a title designated by cataloguer.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
These albums were compiled approximately 1962 by Rex Nan Kivell and Sydney Spence, from Nan Kivell's personal collection, and formed the basis of their book, "Portraits of the Famous and Infamous", London, 1970, Ref.1/F704.942/1A Mitchell Library
Digital order no: Album ID : 823516
Description source
One album of portrait engravings and one volume of descriptive text compiled by Rex Nan Kivell and Sydney Spence.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 775
Record Identifier
YezEy0A9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YezEy0A9
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Reference code
65909
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