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Item 04: Original sketches drawn from nature, [1889-1895] / by James S. Bray, Naturalist

Item 04: Original sketches drawn from nature, [1889-1895] / by James S. Bray, Naturalist

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n5lVRka9

Item 04: Original sketches drawn from nature, [1889-1895] / by James S. Bray, Naturalist

About this item

Full title

Item 04: Original sketches drawn from nature, [1889-1895] / by James S. Bray, Naturalist

Date

1889-1895

Call Numbers

PXA 190

Record Identifier

n5lVRka9

Reference Code

1136517

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

1 album - mostly pencil and watercolour drawings

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 : 2014

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

Includes anatomical drawings of snakes including death adders, tiger snakes, brown snakes, and black snakes ; drawing of invention for injecting poison or liquids through venom fangs of a death adder ; magnified drawings of venom of Broad Headed snake, Whip snake, Death adder, and Black snake ; and fang marks of various snakes (48 drawings).

Alternative Titles

Full title

Item 04: Original sketches drawn from nature, [1889-1895] / by James S. Bray, Naturalist

Variant title

Pencil inscription on first page of album
"Bray, J. S. - Snakes & their poisons"

Notes

General note

Digital order no:Album ID : 1148177

Signature / Inscriptions

Some drawings signed "JSBray", or "J.S.Bray", and dated.

Date note

Dated from album

Description source

Title taken from album

Contextual Information

Source

Bequeathed by D. S. Mitchell, 1907
Transferred from Mitchell Library Manuscripts A 190, August 1997

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

PXA 190

Record Identifier

n5lVRka9

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n5lVRka9

Other Identifiers

Reference code

1136517

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