422040
- Title[Sketches made in Australia, and during the voyage of the H.M.S. Maeander, in New Zealand, Tonga, and South America], 1842-1844, 1850 / O.W. Brierly
- Creator
- Call numberPXD 81
- Level of descriptionitem
- Date
1842-1844, 1850 - Type of material
- Reference code422040
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical DescriptionDrawings - 28 watercolour - pencil drawings, hinged mounted onto preservation board - 67.2 x 42.5 cm. or smaller
Clippings - Scope and Content1a. S.M.? [Ship] Sydney Sept. 9 1842
1b. [Sketch of person's face and ship on reverse of No.1]
2. MAFRA Maneroo [homestead] NSW Dec. 27 1842 / O.W. Brierly
3. Australian Alps snow on summit. Inscription on reverse in pencil, "Canvas? whirlwind carrying along columns of dust on the plains of Manero - in Australia - sketches of an Exploring Expedition in 1842 / O.W.B
4. Rocks at Tororoca? Twofold Bay, May 10 1843
5. Australian Gin Twofold Bay June 29th 1843 Wanderer H.M.S.
6. Char-Ree-Lerro. Twofold Bay Sept. 5 1843. O.W.B. 1843 Wanderer H.M.S.
7. The "Williams" River at Clarence Town N.S.W.
8. Twofold Bay Canoe
9. Budginbro? Chief Twofold Bay Tribe N.S.W. / O.W.B. Wanderer H.M.S.
10a. Twofold Bay native canoe [with description of sitting and construction materials]
10b. [Pencil sketch of landscape on reverse of No.10]
11. Murarowra Gsqure? Bundyang [possibly Australian Aboriginal at Twofold Bay]
12. [Unidentified Aboriginal in canoe]
13. [Unidentified Aboriginal woman in canoe. Handwritten text on the reverse]
14. Auckland May 8 1850 / O.W.B.
15. S. side of N. Island / O.W.B. [with explanatory handwritten pencil notes]
16. Cooks Strait / May 1850 / off Point Sinclair [sailing ship]
17a. Getting under? weigh Polcurrow [i. e. Pencarrow?] Head / Mon 20th May 1850
17b. [Sailing ship. Reverse of No.17]
18. Pt. Nicholson May 20 - 1850 [with sailing ship]
19a. Morning? May 29 1850 sailing? for Auckland --- [Sailing ship]
19b. [Partial sketch of sailing ship on reverse of No.19 with text, "...am 1st January? 1850 for Auckland"]
20. Auckland N.Z. 7/6/50 [7 Jun. 1850. Maori in canoe]
21. Fee ge [Fijian man or Friendly Island native with pipe or rod]
22. King George Tongatabu [man with plant]
23. George Tuban Salate Lube [signatures]. George the King Charlote the Dove. Writing of King and Queen of The Friendly Islands - H.M.S. Maander [i.e. Maeander] June 22 1850
24. Tonga canoe (double) [sketch of structure on the reverse]
25. BALSAS Coqumbo? [Coquinibo?] Sep 28 1850
26. [Two newspapers articles on the publication of engravings and coloured lithographs by T. Picken from originals by Brierly] - Copying ConditionsOut of copyright: Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales - General note
Some drawings have sketches and text on the reverse.
No. 13 has text on the reverse.
No. 14 is on two sheets of paper that are joined together. A fold line is also evident on the second sheet.
Nos. 21-23 were originally joined together with a paper clip.
Many of the drawings bear auction labels on the reverse with a number in black print. These include No. 4 (98), No. 6 (217), No. 7 (228), No. 8 (34), No. 9 (218), No. 13 (233), No. 14 (221), No. 17 (178), No. 20 (76), No. 23 (159), No. 24 (220), and No. 25 (77).
The drawings have been hinged mounted by the SLNSW Preservation Branch.
Transferred from PX*D 56.
Digital order no:Album ID : 824231 - Signatures / Inscriptions
Most drawings are titled. Some drawings signed "O.W.B" and are dated. - Name
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Upon a painted ocean. Sir Oswald Brierly - State Library of New South Wales (18 October, 2004 - 6 February, 2005). Applies to: ff. 6,9
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