421786
- TitleH.M.S. "Maeander", Sketches. Valparaiso to Rio [de Janiero], 1851 / O.W. Brierly
- Creator
- Call numberPXA 516
- Level of descriptionitem
- Date
1851 - Type of material
- Reference code421786
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical DescriptionAlbums - 1 sketchbook (c. 104 pencil - watercolour drawings) - 32.2 x 26.8 x 2 cm.
- Scope and ContentThe sketchbook illustrates the journey of the H.M.S. Maeander from Valparaiso to Rio de Janiero in 1851. The sketches are predominantly of sailing ships including details of sails and ship rigging
- Copying ConditionsOut of copyright: Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales - General note
The volume was rebound into new covers at an unknown date and may have been inserted up-side-down as the sketchbook is reversible.
The sketches have detailed nautical notes, information relating to weather conditions, and guides to depth and range of colour.
Some sketches are unfinished.
"D.S. Mitchell" signature on p.i. of original sketchbook.
Microfilm available at CY 2965, frames 164 - 203
Digital order no:Album ID : 1055218 - Signatures / Inscriptions
Title taken from non-contemporaneous plate on front endpaper - Name
- Subject
- Topic
- Exhibited in
O Rio de Janeiro na Rota Dos Mares Do Dul (Rio de Janeiro on the South Seas route) - Centro Cultural Correios, Rio de Janiero, Brazil (20 November, 2006 - 7 January, 2007) - Open Rosetta viewer
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