Oswald W.B. Brierly - H.M.S. Rattlesnake. Notes on Cape York and Port Essington, 5 Oct. 1848 - Oct. 1849

A 501

item

1848-1848

Textual Records, Drawings

423729

Microfilm : CY 559 (A 501)

Textual Records - (manuscript) 1 volume - 0.01 Meters
Drawings

5 Oct. 1848 - Oct. 1849; Observations on the culture of Indigenous Australians written by Brierly whilst on voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake. Includes language notes and glossary of native words with English equivalent; body decoration, adornment, and tattoos; diet and food preparation; children; canoe construction [sketch of canoe at back of volume]; fire making; camps; and songs. Also includes descriptions of weather conditions; passage of journey; Albany Island; landscapes and native vegetation encountered

Currently stored with A 502 and appears to be a companion piece due to numbering and being of the same format.
"D.S. Mitchell" signature inside front cover

Handwritten inscription on front cover, "No.1 / 1848 / First arrival at Cape York Oct. 6 - Start for Pt Essington Nov. 2d"
A non-contemporaneous label on original cover, "H.M.S. Rattlesnake. North Australian Coast (M.S. only) O.W. Brierly Oct/Nov. 1848"