Mermaid Tree, copy prints, 1974 / by Dept. of Home Affairs and Environment
Mermaid Tree, copy prints, 1974 / by Dept. of Home Affairs and Environment
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1974
Call Numbers
PXB 684
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 folder (8 copy photographic prints) - 16.5 x 21.5 cm. - black & white
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - created after 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtesy, Dept. of Home Affairs and Environment
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
8 copy prints of carving "HMC Mermaid 1820" in a Boab tree, and the surrounding bush area.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Mermaid Tree, copy prints, 1974 / by Dept. of Home Affairs and Environment
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.5655 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13
Contextual Information
Source
Original lent for copying by Alex George, May 1984
Pic.Acc.5655
Administrative / Biographical history
The Mermaid Tree is located at Careening Bay, Western Australia, on the Kimberley Coast. HMC Mermaid was captioned by Philip Arthur King during a voyage around the Australian coast in 1820. The Mermaid was beached in the bay and was undergoing repairs by the crew. A carpenter from the ship carved the name into a Boab tree
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXB 684
Record Identifier
npAdP6b1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/npAdP6b1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
909666
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