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Title
Series 02: Sketches on H.M.S. Providence; including some sketches from later voyages on Thetis and Princess Charlotte, 1791-1811 / by George Tobin
Call number
SAFE/PXA 563
Level of description
series
Date

1791-1811
Type of material
Graphic Materials, Watercolours
Reference code
446623
Issue Copy
Digitised
Physical Description
120 watercolours (on 85 pages, in 1 album) - 35 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Suede leather album containing watercolours of various sizes.

i. "An Artist (W. Kirkland) was to have accompanied this Expedition, but he was left in ill health at Haslar Hospital - This obliged us all to work with our pencils as well as we were able - G. T. 1797"
ii. ..."Views, from the South Sea Voyages - on the Providence - 1791,2,3. (Some birds of America etc etc pasted in the Book) Many of them unfinished - And so (most likely) will they remain -- G. T. Teignmouth 1822"
iii. Letter from William Bligh to George Tobin, March 9th 1795, regarding the publication of his Voyage
1. The Providence and (her Tender) the Assistant 1791
2. The Bread Fruit of Otahytey G.T. 1792 / about the size of a Shaddock / Section of the Fruit
3. Santa Cruz, (and the Peak) Teneriffe 1791
4. Port praya, in the Island St. Jago Cape de Verde Islands 1791
5a. Portugese Man of War (so called by Seamen) Its natural size G.T. 1791
5b. Flying Fish of St Jago Cape De Verde Islands / Rather more than half the size of Life G.T. 1791
6. Sucking Fish About two thirds the size of Life GT.1791 A. Apparently the back B. Apparently the Belly
7. Cape Town and the Table Mountain Cape of Good Hope 1791 / Wreck of the Guardian
8. Table Bay Cape of Good Hope South East Gale 1791
9. Mother Cary's Chicken (so called by Seamen) The Size of Life 1791
9 (reverse). Barnacles (so called by Seamen) found on a spar - Western Ocean - about half the natural size / GT Princess Charlotte June 7th, 1808
10. Bonetta / G.T. 1791
10 (reverse). Blue Bird of Virginia Size of Life nearly / George Tobin Thetis 1797. This bird and the Virginia Nightingale are common in Bermuda
11. Near Elseburg Cape of Good Hope 1791
12a. The Pearl Rock Cape of Good Hope 1791 G.T.
12b. Rock, near the Pearl 1791 G.T.
13a. Pintado Bird Near Cape of Good Hope About the size of a Widgeon / G.T. 1791
13b. Fish of Adventure Bay, Van Diemans Land Size of Life G.T. 1792
13 (reverse). Woodpecker of Virginia Two thirds the size of Life / G. Tobin Thetis 1795
14a. Bird of Van Diemans Land About three fourth its natural size GT 1792
14b. Bird of Van Diemans Land. Nearly as large as life GT 1792
15a. Animal of Adventure Bay in Van Diemans Land About the size of a Roasting Pig G.T. 1792
15b. Fish of Adventure Bay, Van Diemans Land Size of Life G.T. 1792
15 (reverse). Bird of Virginia Size of Life / Geo. Tobin Thetis 1794
16. Native Hut (or Wigwam) of Adventure Bay, Van Diemans Land 1792
17. Wooding Place, in Adventure Bay, Van Diemans Land 1792
18. In Adventure Bay Van Diemans Land 1792
19. Birds Eye view of Adventure Bay etc etc From near Fluted Cape 1792
20a-b. Near the Pearl Rock Cape of Good Hope 1791;
21. View from the lowland to the Northward of Adventure Bay Van Diemans Land 1792
22. [Coastal profiles of] St. Pauls [and] Van Diemans Land
23. Island of Maitea Called by Captain Wallis (in ) Osnaburgh Island 1792
24. Point Venus Island of Otahytey 1792
25. The Observatory etc etc Point Venus, Otahytey 1792
26. Near the Mouth of Whapiano River, Island of Otahytey 1792
27a. Fish of Otahytey - Oeeree - Two thirds the size of life GT 1792
27b. Fish of Otahytey - Aihowha - Two thirds the size of life GT. 1792
27 (reverse). Gulph weed - Lat.26.N. Long. 74 W. GT. 1799 / Daiker[?]
28a. Fish of Otahytey - Poarow - Two thirds the size of life GT 1792
28b. Fish of Otahytey - Parewow - One third the size of life GT 1792
29. Canoes of Otahytey 1792
30. On Matavai River, Island of Otahytey 1792
31. A Toopapow, with the Corpse on it - Island of Otahytey 1792
32. On Matavai River, Island of Otahytey - from recollection 1792
33. Matavai Bay, Island of Otahytey - Sun set 1792
34. On Matavai River, Island of Otahytey 1792
35. On Matavai River, Island of Otahytey 1792
36. Matavai Bay, and the Island Tetheroa. From the hills, South of the bay - Otahytey 1792
36 (reverse). Spruce Partridge of Nova Scotia - G.T. - Resolution 1796 - about half the size of life
37. In the district of Oparrey, Island of Otahytey 1792
38. In the district of Whapiano, Island of Otahytey - Looking towards Matavai 1792
39. The Morai at Oparrey, Island of Otahytey - Loking towards Matavai 1792
39 (reverse). Kill dee or Sand Plover of Virginia, Size of life George Tobin Thetis 1795
40. On Matavai River. Island of Otahytey 1792
40 (reverse). Otolan of Virginia Size of life George Tobin Thetis 1794 This bird is common throughout the United States, as well as in Nova Scotia.
41. A double Canoe with the Eotooa (God) and provisions on the prow - Island of Otahytey 1792
42. Morai Point, at Oparrey - Island of Otahytey 1792
43. The Body of Mow-Oroah an Otahytean Chief 1792
44. In the district of Tetaha, Island of Otahytey 1792
45. On Matavai River - Island of Otahytey 1792
45. On Matavai River - Island of Otahytey 1792
46. Near the watering place, Matavai - Island of Otahytey 1792
47. In Oparrey Harbour - Island of Otahytey 1792
48. Tarra Heads, in Matavai bay - Island of Otahytey 1792
49. The watering place Matavai - In the Island of Otahytey 1792
50. Figures called Ettee, Island of Otahytey. Carved on a tree 1792
50a. Epinephelus Merra. Block.pl.32g.[?] / Fish of Otahytey called by the natives Tearow - George Tobin Providence 1792 / They vary in size but Trevor saw one above a foot in length.
51a. Fish of Otahytey - Tearow. The size of life GT. 1792
51b. Fish of Otahytey - Tapee. The size of life GT. 1792
51 (reverse). Silver Eel, of East Florida - Half the Size of life G.T. Thetis 1795 - Cut in half, for the convenience of pasting in the book.
52a. Tateehee. A Fish of Otahytey - Size of life G.T. 1792
52b. Oeeree. A Fish of Otahytey - Two thirds the size of life GT. 1792
53. Parroquet of Otahytey - Veney - Two thirds the size of life GT 1792
53b. Bird of Otahytey - Omawmow - Size of life GT. 1792
54a. Bird (singing bird) of Otahytey - Otatarrey - Size of life, nearly. GT. 1792
54b. Swallow of Otahytey - Opeia - The size of life GT. 1792
55. Parrot of Otahytey Ah, Ah Two thirds the size of life GT. 1792
56. Heron of Otahytey Rather larger than the common curlew GT. 1792
56 (reverse). Jay of Virginia half size of life George Tobin Thetis 1795
57. Noddie of Otahytey About one half the size of life GT. 1792
58a. Shovel nosed Shark of Otahytey Mow-Tamowtows GT. 1792 / A. Under part of the Head B. The upper part
58b. Fish of Otahytey (Did not get the name) Half the size of life GT. 1792
59a. Fish of Otahytey Owhey Two thirds the size of life (nearly) GT. 1792
59b. Flying Fish of Otahytey Tepa Size of life GT. 1792
59c. Fish of Otahytey Ayewyew The size of life GT. 1792
60a. Fish of Otahytey Efaia The size of life (nearly) GT 1792
60b. Fish of Otahytey Eaiow Some were taken - four or five pounds GT. 1792
61a. Fish of Otahytey Poarow They were sometimes taken above twenty pounds GT 1792
61b. Fish of Otahytey Oeeree GT. 1792
61 (reverse). Robin of Virginia, about three fourths of size of life George Tobin Thetis 1794 This bird is common from Nova Scotia to Georgia
62. In Adventure Bay, Van Diemans Land 1792
63a. Pilot fish of the Atlantic Ocean about half the size of life GT. 1792
63b. Fish The size of life Taken from a Dolphin's Stomach. Gulph of Florida GT 1793
63c. Cat fish of East Florida (GT 1795 Thetis)
64. North West side of Whytootackay 1792
65. [Coastal profiles of] Mayorga Islands [and] Blighs Islands GT. 1792
66. [Coastal profiles of] Blighs Islands [and] New Hebrides 1792
67. Island D, or the Devils punch bowl (one of the northern of the New Hebrides) SW/W 3 or 4 miles distant 1792
68a. Canoe of Sunday Island (one of Blighs Islands) GT. 1792
68b. Canoe of the Island Whytootackay GT. 1792
69. Boobie (so called by Seamen) One third of its natural size. Lat 12.00 South Long 151 East GT 1792
70. [Coastal profiles in] Torres Straits GT 1792
71. [Coastal profiles in] Torres Straits GT. 1792
72. Sea Bird Torres Straits about the size of life GT. 1792
72 (reverse). Madras Lark of Virginia, Size of life George Tobin Thetis 1795
73. Sea Bird Possession Island Torres Straits about two thirds the size of life GT. 1792
74. Dove From Look out Island Torres Straits about two thirds the size of Life GT 1792
75. Torres Straits. The general "Order of Sailing" September 1792
76. Torres Straits. The Providence and Assistant obliged to fire at the canoes Sept 1792
77. Torres Straits The meeting of the Cutter and Canoes September 1792
78. [Blank]
78 (reverse). Cock and Hen Virginia Partridges (or Quails) about half the size of life George Tobin Thetis 1795. These birds are common in the United States & Bermuda and are sometimes seen in the West Indies.
79. Cock and Hen Quail Island Timor About the size of Life GT. 1792
80. Coupang, in the Island Timor GT 1792
81. Ground Dove Island of Timor. About the size of life. G.T. 1792
82. Dolphins A Male B Female (so say Seamen). GT 1793
82 (reverse). Flying Gurnet of Black Island North America George Tobin Thetis 1796 Size of life.
83a. West side of Port Morant, Jamaica, Blue Mountains etc 1793
83 (reverse). Mocking Bird of Virginia Size of life. This bird is common in the United States, but I never saw it as far North as Nova Scotia. At Jamaica, they are in abundance. Geo. Tobin. Thetis 1794
84. Bluefields Jamaica 1793
85. [Bird] Aug. 18th. 1811 off C. Machichacas [Mackicpacas?] North Coast of Spain Size of life GT Pss Charlotte
86-87. [Blank]
Access Conditions

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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright: Artist died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
General note

A number of the landscape watercolours of Tahiti are painted on paper watermarked 1811, which suggests that the landscape images at least, were painted many years after the events they depict. Versions of six of these images, probably much earlier, appear in another album owned by the Library at PXE 949. You can navigate to this album, "Naval watercolour drawings", through the related works field in this record.
The volume of sketches was transferred in 1970, from the manuscripts location A 563 to the pictures location PXA 563.
George Tobin's journal, 1791-1793, companion to this volume, is filed at ML A 562 (microfilm copy at CY 1421, frames 1-169).

Microfilm available at MAV/FM4/2403
Digital order no:Album ID : 823531
Signatures / Inscriptions

Drawings titled below images
"GT" at lower right of most drawings
Creator/Author/Artist
Bligh, William, 1754-1817
Name
Bligh, William, 1754-1817
Princess Charlotte (ship)
Providence (Ship)
Thetis (ship)
Subject
Animals--Pictorial works.
Birds--Pictorial works.
Topic
boats
canoes
carvings
dolphins (mammals)
eels
exploration
fish
flying fish
fruits
harbours
houses
islands
mountains
outriggers
palm trees
plants
rivers
rocks (landscape)
sailing ships
seas
sharks
tree carvings
voyages & travels
waterfalls
weeds
Place
Adventure Bay (Tas.)
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Coupang
Jamaica
Port Praya
Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Islands)
Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island).
Tasmania
Torres Strait (Qld.)
Exhibited in

Dare to know : the art and science of Pacific voyages - State Library of New South Wales (1 June - 28 November, 1998)
Possessed : an exhibition of treasures - State Library of New South Wales (March 1997 - June 1997)
Matthew Flinders : The Ultimate Voyage - State Library of New South Wales
Fish in Australian Art - Australian National Maritime Museum. Applies to: page openings: nos. 13, 15, 16, 27
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