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Title
Volume 05: Natural history drawings of marine plants and animals, ca. 1839-1841 / by James Stuart
Call number
PXD 133/71-97
Level of description
item
Date

ca. 1839-1841
Type of material
Graphic Materials, Drawings
Reference code
404819
Issue Copy
Digitised
Physical Description
Drawings - 27 watercolour and pencil drawings on 27 sheets - 34 x 51 cm. or smaller
Scope and Content
71. Great eared bat (Vespertilio auritus). Front and back views
72. Bat. Norfolk Island
73. Crab. J.S. April 16/41
74. Crab. J.S. /41
75. Ibacus Peronii (front and back views). J.S. July/40
76. Crab. J.S./41
77. Gonodactylus (side and front views). J.S
78. Anisopus? quere mouth. J.S. Octr. 6/40
79. Cray fish. J.S. Dec./41
80. Crapsus
81. Hydatina physis Linne.J.Stuart Feby 4/39
82. Dolabrifera dolabrifera Cuvier
83. Meurobranchus sp. peroni Cuvier. Dorso-lateral view. J.S.10/40
84. As 83 (side view)
85. Umbraculum sinicum gmelin
86. Same as 85
87. Aphelodoris varia Abraham (2 views)
88. Platydoris (ventral view). J.S. July 6/39
89. Same as 88 (dorsal view)
90. Glaucus. J.S. Aug./39 (two views). This singular creature was found at Nk. Island (in the seas) and sent to me to be drawn by Lieut. Ingard, Rl
91. Dolabrifera dolabrifera Cuvier. J.S. Dec. 5/40
92. Sea anemone
93. Aplysia parvula. March (3 views)
94. Hydatina physis. Norfolk Island. J.S. May 13/39
95. Aplysia dactylomela Rang. This figure was reproduced by Hedley, 19 Proc.Linn.Soc. NSW 48:34, pl.33. J.S./41
96. Notothurius (2 views). J.S. Octr. 28/39
97. Unnamed
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright: Artist died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
General note

Some of the inscriptions and titles are difficult to read and there may be errors in the contents list.
Many of the works have pin holes evident in the corners indicating that they were displayed or presented in a different manner at a previous date
Each sheet has been stamped on the back `Linnean Society of N.S.W. Stuart Drawings' with a running number
Other Natural history drawings by James Stuart from this Linnean Society of N.S.W collection are located at: PXD 129-140
Contents list available with the `Natural History drawing' albums
Digital order no:Album ID : 940975
Signatures / Inscriptions

Many of the works are signed `J. Stuart or initialled `J.S' and dated
Topic
bats (mammals)
crabs
crustaceans
natural history illustrations
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