John Thomas Bigge pictorial collection, ca. 1817-1840
John Thomas Bigge pictorial collection, ca. 1817-1840
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Date
ca. 1817-1840
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Physical Description
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Drawings
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Fonds
Arrangement
This collection comprises 10 pictorial record series. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series from this collection record. Chronological order in series
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Contents
[View of the Heads, Port Jackson, ca. 1817-1826] / Richard Read, Senior
East View of Sydney, / New South Wales. 1819 / taken from the Macquarie Tower / J. Lycett
[Kangaroos in landscape, ca. 1819 / J.W. Lewin]
North View of Sydney, New South Wales, 1820 / J. Lycett
South View of Parramatta, New South Wales / from the Great Western Road...
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Full title
John Thomas Bigge pictorial collection, ca. 1817-1840
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
J.T. Bigge acquired this collection of drawings and paintings before his return to England in 1821.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased in Nov. 1979
Pic.Acc.4595
Administrative / Biographical history
John Thomas Bigge, British colonial judge, was appointed by Lord Bathurst as a Royal Commissioner initially to examine the success of the transportation system as a deterrent to felons, then in 1819 to cast a critical eye over the administration of the colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. Bigge's report denounced Lachlan Macquarie's g...
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Record Identifier
nGmkOgoY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGmkOgoY
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Reference code
440355
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