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East India ship Mellish entering the harbour of Sydney / painted by W.J. Huggins; engraved by E. Dun...

East India ship Mellish entering the harbour of Sydney / painted by W.J. Huggins; engraved by E. Dun...

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East India ship Mellish entering the harbour of Sydney / painted by W.J. Huggins; engraved by E. Duncan

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Full title

East India ship Mellish entering the harbour of Sydney / painted by W.J. Huggins; engraved by E. Duncan

Date

London : W.J. Huggins

Call Numbers

V*/Ships/Mell/1 , V*/Ships/Mell/2

Record Identifier

nQR2l8Q1

Reference Code

840439

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

2 prints - 11 7/8 x 17 1/4 in. - coloured aquatint

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

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Alternative Titles

Full title

East India ship Mellish entering the harbour of Sydney / painted by W.J. Huggins; engraved by E. Duncan

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Keyword subject:
Mellish (Ship)

Date note

Not after 1839

The Mellish visited Sydney between 1829 and 1840. Huggins was appointed Marine painter to the King 1834, and works later than this date generally bear this information. The fact that this aquatint does not, suggests that it could have been published before 1834. However, the original oil (photograph copy in SHIPS FILE) bears a...

Description source

Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

V*/Ships/Mell/1 , V*/Ships/Mell/2

Record Identifier

nQR2l8Q1

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2l8Q1

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Reference code

840439

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