Silvester Diggles pictorial and manuscript collection, ca. 1863-1875

fonds

ca. 1863-1875

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Watercolours

430354

4 albums of watercolours
0.2 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript

Silvester Diggles, naturalist, artist, musican, and photographer was actively involved in the cultural and scientific development of Queensland and was one of the founders of the Queensland Museum and the Queensland Philosophical Society. Diggles arrived in Sydney from England in 1853 and moved to Brisbane the following year. He worked as an instructor in drawing and music and had strong interests in ornithology and entomology.

Reference:
Louis J. Pigott, The Bird man of Brisbane. Silvester Diggles and his ornithology of Australia, Boolarong Press, Salisbury, Brisbane, 2010
Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.4, 1851-1890. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1972

Series 01
Ornithology of Australia, ca. 1863-1875 / by Silvester Diggles

Series 02
Silvester Diggles - Notes to accompany Australian Ornithology, ca. 1863-1875