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834488
  • Title
    Sketches in Australia and the South Seas, 1842-1852 / Browne
  • Creator
  • Call number
    PXA 1689
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1842-1852
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    834488
  • Issue Copy
    Copy print : PXA 1689
    Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room
  • Physical Description
    128 drawings - pencil, watercolour, ink sketches on 87 folio pages - various sizes
  • Scope and Content
    The titled sketches include views in the Victorian gold fields, in the Monaro area, in Tasmania, scenes of Aboriginal and bush life, studies of trees, plants and birds, and coastal profiles of some Pacific Islands.
  • Finding Aids
    Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -
  • Description source

    Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009.
  • Signatures / Inscriptions

    Some of the sketches are signed 'Browne' or 'B', and all appear to be in the same hand.
  • Date note

    The dated sketches include all years between 1842-1852 except 1844, 1848-9.
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  • Topic
  • Place
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