Australian Lepidoptera by Alexander Scott and Helena & Harriet Scott: editions of 1864 & 1891, two hand coloured lithographic plates of unpublished c.1855 edition; original artwork for title wrappers by Joseph Selleny

PXE 78

fonds

1855-1891

Graphic Materials, Drawings, Watercolours, Prints, Ephemera, Textual Records

152044

Drawings - 2 pencil and wash drawings
Prints - 2 hand coloured lithographs
Ephemera - (printed) 4 titling wrappers
Prints - (printed) 1 bound volume
Prints - (printed) 1 volume in printed wrappers
Ephemera - 1 printed advertisement
Textual Records - 1 hand written note

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These lithographs and title wrappers were engraved and printed in Sydney in the early 1860s. Alexander Walker Scott decided, however, that it was not possible to have the lithographs properly hand coloured in Australia and so sent the prints to London in 1863: see letter from A. W. Walker to John Van Voorst, 23 March 1863, filed at As 148 (Item 1), Mitchell Library Manuscripts.
Some of the orginal drawings for the lithographs are held by the Australian Museum: see Marion Ord, Historical drawings of Moths and Butterflies, (1988) - Mitchell Library location Q709.94/49
"D.S. Mitchell" signature on title page.