Item 2: Passerines, 1968-2012 / drawn by William T. Cooper
Item 2: Passerines, 1968-2012 / drawn by William T. Cooper
About this item
Full title
Date
1968-2012
Call Numbers
PXD 1440/Boxes 05
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
76 drawings - pen & pencil
1 drawing - half coloured
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Item
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright
Copyright holder : Wendy Cooper
Approval for publication required : From copyright holder
Research & study copies allowed
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtesy Wendy Cooper
Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
77 drawings in watercolour, and pen & ink in various sizes. The drawings are preliminary sketches of Passerine birds of Australia, Papus New Guinea and India including the Lyrebird, Fairywrens, Magpies and Butcherbirds.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 2: Passerines, 1968-2012 / drawn by William T. Cooper
Notes
General note
PXD 1440/Box 5 includes a drawing of a female Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike drawn from a bird found in William Cooper's backyard in Newcastle. He donated the specimen to the Australian Museum. Drawing annotated with "Spec. no. W.T.C. no 76".
Signature / Inscriptions
Illustrations have botanical names and descriptions, geographical locations, annotations, and some are dated and signed.
Description source
Folder cover title.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 1440/Boxes 05
Record Identifier
npANmyo1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/npANmyo1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9580540
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