Flora of Norfolk Island and New South Wales, ca. 1790s
Flora of Norfolk Island and New South Wales, ca. 1790s
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Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1790-1795
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Pictures, Drawings and Manuscripts
Physical Description
Contents
41 drawings - ink, watercolour
0.01 metres of textual material
Other Descriptions
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
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Digitised
Finding aids
Revised listing compiled by Peter Coyne, 2011, available online - http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_findingaid/2011/D12186/a1765.html
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Scope and Contents
Contents
SERIES 01
Flora of Norfolk Island, ca. 1790s / attributed to John Doody
SERIES 02
Flora of New South Wales, ca. 1790s
Alternative Titles
Full title
Flora of Norfolk Island and New South Wales, ca. 1790s
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Bookplate of Sir William Dixson
An additional listing of the identification of plants in `Flora of Norfolk Island' compiled by Owen Evans of the Norfolk Island Fauna and Flora Society in 1970 is available at PXn 196.
Attributions / Conjectures
Attribution of the drawings to Doody, was made in correspondence between Banks and Paterson on 12 December 1794.
Reference:
Banks Papers, Series 27.08.
Notes on attribution : Flora of Norfolk Island (PXn 196)
Conservation note
Drawings removed from album, April 2013. Album filed separately.
Description source
SLNSW Mitchell Library Pictures Card Catalogue
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
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Administrative / Biographical history
John Doody was sentenced to transportation for seven years at the Old Bailey, London on 10 December 1788 and arrived in New South Wales on 16 October 1791 on board the Admiral Barrington as part of the Third Fleet. On board was also Captain William Paterson who was immediately given command of the detachment on Norfolk Island. Doody was sent to Nor...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
n5lV58E9
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Reference code
825798
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