Owen Stanley - Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake : Vol. I
Owen Stanley - Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake : Vol. I
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Date
1846-1849
Call Numbers
SAFE/PXC 281
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Physical Description
Contents
Albums (125 drawings) - 40 x 31 cm.
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Fonds
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Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Contents list compiled by Library Officer, pre 1967. Numbers 93 & 103 wanting.
[i] Emblem of H.M.S. Rattlesnake. Watercolour. Unsigned. Untitled. Pasted inside front endpaper.
[ii] The National Art Gallery of N.S.W. (bookplate pasted at centre) ; "Mr. Wright./ I am sending over to you by your messenger to-day the Volume of sketches by Comman...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Owen Stanley - Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake : Vol. I
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake / Vol. I -- on spine
Digital order no:Album ID : 824024
Contextual Information
Source
Transferred from the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, August 1927
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Administrative / Biographical history
Album of sketches compiled by naval officer, Owen Stanley, whilst in command of the surveying ship, H.M.S. Rattlesnake. Stanley was under orders to survey the inner route along the Great Barrier Reef and to chart the southern coast of New Guinea. On the way north from Sydney in 1848, the Rattlesnake acted as escort to the Tam o'Shanter which was ca...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/PXC 281
Record Identifier
YzOgwvO9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzOgwvO9
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Reference code
423863
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