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Item 02: A Native of the interior of New South Wales, [1801?] / by John William Lewin

Item 02: A Native of the interior of New South Wales, [1801?] / by John William Lewin

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzOm0JX9

Item 02: A Native of the interior of New South Wales, [1801?] / by John William Lewin

About this item

Full title

Item 02: A Native of the interior of New South Wales, [1801?] / by John William Lewin

Date

[1801?]

Call Numbers

SAFE/PXD 1465/Box 1/no. 2

Record Identifier

YzOm0JX9

Reference Code

1009316

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

1 drawing - 27.2 x 21.8 cm - pencil on wove paper with traces of light ink wash and pale blue crayon

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Item

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955

Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Issue Copy

Digitised

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

The drawing depicts the whole figure of an Aboriginal man seated on the ground beneath a tree.

Alternative Titles

Full title

Item 02: A Native of the interior of New South Wales, [1801?] / by John William Lewin

Notes

General note

The identity of the Aboriginal subject is unknown.

Signature / Inscriptions

Signed lower right 'JWL'.
Inscribed across lower centre of sheet: 'a Native of the interior of new South wales'

Date note

Probable year based on the companion drawing of 'O.ra.maa' at SAFE/PXD 1465/no. 1

Alphanumeric designations

No. 515 in RAI 1897 Register.
515 in pencil in centre of verso.
6700-920 stamped in black ink on upper right corner of verso.
H2 in pencil in lower left corner of verso.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

SAFE/PXD 1465/Box 1/no. 2

Record Identifier

YzOm0JX9

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzOm0JX9

Other Identifiers

Reference code

1009316

How to access this item

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