• Title
  Volume 11: Natural history drawings of marine life and insects, ca.1833-1842 / by James Stuart
• Call number
  PXD 139
  
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  ca. 1833-1842
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Drawings
• Reference code
  457619
• Physical Description
  Drawings - 15 watercolour and pencil on 15 sheets - 47 x 69.5 cm. or smaller
  
• Scope and Content
  181. Unnamed. J.S. Mar 11/42
  182. Triodon McLeanii? mihi. J.S. Jany 13/40
  183. Unnamed. portion of intestine of fish. J.S. Ma/19/42
  184. Cestracion Philipsi (Port Jackson)
  185. Unnamed. J.S.
  186. Blue groper. Augt 16/40. portion of intestine
  187. Hyperoodon florifloriensis. Drawn from nature by J.Stuart Oct 31st, 1833. Liverpool, J.S.
  188. Delphinus Delphis. This Dolphin was harpooned off the Canary Islands Novr. 1838. 5 feet long
  189. Pencil drawing (rough). This is apprently the southern form to represent Delphinus Tunio of the northern Ocean as it comes very near that species
  190. Lethrinus buccinator. Portion of intestine. Trumpeter. J.S. Augt 21/42
  191. Rough pencil drawing Rock Cod or Serranus
  192. Caterpillar. Unnamed
  193. Unnamed. Table Bay
  194. Unnamed. Three drawings? Grasshoppers
  195. Unnamed. J.Stuart. Sydney March 13/1836. Insects (two drawings)
• 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 : 971248
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Some drawings are signed `J.Stuart' or initialled `J.S' and dated
• Topic
  caterpillars
  dolphins (mammals)
  fish
  grasshoppers
  natural history illustrations
  sharks
  starfish
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Possessed : an exhibition of treasures - State Library of New South Wales (4 March - 29 June, 1997). Applies to: f.190
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3413356

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