Drawings made while on H.M.S. Samarang, 1841-1845 / Arthur Adams
Drawings made while on H.M.S. Samarang, 1841-1845 / Arthur Adams
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
1841-1845
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Physical Description
Contents
2 volumes (412 drawings) - various sizes - ink, pencil and watercolour
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge : Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales
Finding aids
Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room
Research notes by Library Liaison Officer available in Mitchell Library Reading Room , PXn 246
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Album contains two volumes, mostly of people and places in Singapore, Borneo Celebes, Malaya, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, China, and Manila, also includes sketches of Australian sheep, Japanese? watercolours on rice paper, a sketch of Brooke's house at Brunai, and of the Samarang in the Sarawak river. Includes sketches by V. Robinson, E. Ray and possi...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Drawings made while on H.M.S. Samarang, 1841-1845 / Arthur Adams
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Sketches eveidently done on the spot, as one is dated 1843 and another 1845
Signature / Inscriptions
A small number of the sketches are signed, and a few are dated. Most are titled.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
n88EM0vn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88EM0vn
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Reference code
836246
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