Copy photographs of drawings from Sketches in Moreton Bay, by Frederick John Korff

PXA 7297

fonds

1969 (copies of originals dated 1849-1856, undated)

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9659208

45 photographic prints - gelatin silver

f.1. Part of Great Sandy Island, 1856
Black & white photograph of watercolour.
Original measuring 5 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches. Unsigned. Original titled and dated in pencil in upper left hand corner above view 'Jany 28th 1856 Brothers - No 5 - Part of Great Sandy Isld'. In pencil in upper centre above view 'Entrance between G.S.I. & the main / centre from anchorage E. 1/2S' and in upper right corner 'Part of W.S. cliffs at D.I. Point'.
Transferred from SPF/Moreton Bay, Qld. 1856

f.2. Low Bluff, 1856
Black & white photograph of watercolour. Original measuring 5 x 9 1/8 inches.
Signed 'J K' in pencil above view. Titled and dated in pencil in upper left corner above view 'Low Bluff Jany 15. 1856 c.9 a.m. No 1 "Brothers". Further pencil notes above views 'Brothers underweigh', 'rocks', 'sand', 'rocky' and 'sand'.
Transferred from SPF/Moreton Bay, Qld. 1856

f.3. Double Island Point, 1856
Black & white photograph of watercolour.
Original measuring 5 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches. Unsigned. Original titled as above in pencil above view with added pencil notes 'Jany 29.1856 No. 6', 'rock', 'outer point S.E.1/2 S' in upper left hand corner and 'white sand Cliffs' in upper right.
Transferred from SPF/Double Island Point, Qld. 1856

f.4. View of Pick Hill, 1856
Black & white photograph of watercolour.
Unsigned. Original dated in pencil upper left corner 'Jany 15th 1856 No 2 "Brothers". Titled 'Pick Hill S.W. 1/2 W Brothers underweigh' in upper centre in pencil and note in upper right corner 'Back mountain L.n tint / ...scrub. Brown green / Beach sands'.
Transferred from SPF/Pick Hill, 1856

f.5. Gap in white sand cliffs, Moreton Bay, 1856
Black & white photograph of watercolour.
Unsigned. Original titled in pencil above view 'Gap in white sand cliffs / S.E. from [?]'. Dated in pencil upper left 'Sunday Morn Jany 20th 1856. No. 3'. Note in pencil upper right 'Point'.
Transferred from SPF/Moreton Bay, Qld. 1856

f.6. Millers house, East Maryborough, 1856
Black & white photograph of watercolour.
Unsigned. Original titled in pencil upper centre of view. Dated in pencil upper left corner 'Jany 25.1856'. Further pencil notes too faint to read.
Transferred from SPF/Maryborough - Residence - Millers House, 1856

f.7. Part of Bribies [sic.] Island, 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil and wash drawing.
Unsigned. Original titled as above in pencil above view with added note 'at our first anchorage went on shore to look for natives. Plenty of tracks but none seen - JK cut on tree. - plenty of fresh water'. Dated in upper left corner 'Feby 1st 1856 No 7 Brothers'.
Transferred from SPF/Bribie Island, Qld 1856

f.8. View of the Glass House Mountains from the deck of the "Brothers", 1856
Black & white photograph of watercolour.
Unsigned. Original titled as above in pencil above view. Dated in pencil upper left 'Feby 1st 1856 No 27 "Brothers"' and added pencil notes 'neutral tint', 'the two large Houses in one', 'Thunder clouds', 'Part of the Range', and 'Part of the Range' and 'Point on Bribies sic. Island'.
Transferred from SPF/Glass House Mountain, Qld 1856

f.9. The two large Glass House Mountains tops as seen over the trees going up a blind creek W by N., 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil and wash sketch. Original measuring 5 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches.
Unsigned. Original dated in pencil upper left of view 'Feby 4th 1856 No 8 "Brothers" Boat in the creek bay'. Titled as above.
Transferred from SPF/Glass House Mountain, Qld 1856

f.11. Pilot Station, Moreton Bay, 1856
Black & white photograph of watercolour. Unsigned. Original titled as above and dated in pencil in upper left 'Feby 12.1856 No 11 "Brothers". Added pencil noted 'Point Comboyura bank side', 'Mr Watson', 'Trees full of Wattle blossom / sandy shore with green top bank', 'Mr Robinson', 'men' and 'boat shed'.
Transferred from SPF/Moreton Bay, Qld. 1856

f.13. Brothers hove to in a south westerly gale, 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil and wash drawing.
Original measuring 7 x 10 inches. Original signed and dated in upper left corner above view "No 11 Brothers 2.30 p.m. hour 7th 1856. J.K.'. Titled in pencil '"Brothers" hove to in a South Westerly gale and in..[?] seas under two gibs after splitting the...[?] main sail'. Further pencil notes 'Smoky Cape bearing SW1/2W', 'fine day'.
Transferred from SHIPS FILE/Brothers

f.15. Ketch Brothers near Rocky Point, 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil and wash drawing. Original measuring 6 7/8 x 10 inches.
Original signed and dated in pencil above view "No...[?] F Korff Oct 3rd 1856 Sea flying over low bluff". Titled below view "Heavy seas running over Rocky Point and breaking mast head high", "Boalder [?] Point", "rocks", "E N E Gale".
Transferred from SHIPS FILE/Brothers

f.16. Ketch Brothers wrecked in a fearful storm, 1856
Black & white photograph of a wash sketch.
Original measuring 7 x 10 inches. Original is unsigned. Date is in upper left above view 'No 2 Bar of fearful breakers. 11.30 p.m. Friday Oct 3rd 1856. Ketch Brothers wrecked in a fearful storm. Wind E N E'. Further notes in upper right 'Low Bluff (pitch dark) sea flying over (Bush) heavy rains -' and 'Point with Brothers driving over into the rain under snags'. A newspaper cutting is pasted in upper right corner.
Transferred from SHIPS FILE/Brothers

f.17. Entrance to Moolulah River under the head, 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil and wash drawing.
Original measuring 7 x 10 inches. Original is signed and dated in upper left above view "No 3 Oct 15 1856 "Brothers" J K.". Titled as above view "Glass House Range", "Rocky shores", "Bar of the River Mooroochidore", "Sandy Point" added on right side and "Point Roper" on left.
Transferred from SPF/Moreton Bay, Qld. 1856

f.19. Moreton Bay, 1856
Black & white photograph of wash drawing. Original measuring 7 x 10 inches.
Inscription reads "Ketch 'Brothers' Moreton Bay October 16 1856 at about 10.15 p.m. while crossing the bay from Bribie Island in my whaleboat with four men, W. Lannac and one aboriginal woman : observed a meteoric star fall from the moon, the phenomenan [sic.] lasted about five seconds, a clear night, wind N.E. (and the moon full 9.3.6' (14 days) John Korff". In lower right corner "Boat".
Transferred from SPF/Moreton Bay, Qld. 1856

f.21. Lighthouse, Cape Moreton, 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch.
Original measuring 7 x 10 inches. Original is signed and dated above view 'No 6 Brothers Oct 30th 1856 J K'. Titled above view 'Lighthouse Cape Moreton'. Further pencil notes 'Mens House' and 'Masters House'.
Transferred from SPF/Moreton Island, Qld 1856

f.22. Lighthouse, Cape Moreton, bearing E. distance about 7 miles, 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil and wash drawing.
Original measuring 7 x 10 inches. Original is signed and dated above view 'No 7 Brothers Oct 31 1856 J K afternoon'. Titled as above. Further pencil notes 'Point Moreton, 'Tower stone', and 'warm blue sky'.
Transferred from SPF/Moreton, Cape, Qld, 1856

f.23. Moreton Island, 1856
Black & white photograph of a watercolour.
Original measuring 7 x 10 inches. Original signed and dated in upper left above view "No 8 Brothers Nov 1st 1856 F(?)K". Titled as above, with added notes "Mount Tempest SSW1/2S", "Cape Moreton" and "S1/2E"
Transferred from SPF/Moreton Island, Qld 1856

f.24. West side of Bribies [sic.] Island, Moreton Bay, 1856
Black & white photograph of a watercolour. Original measuring 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches.
Original signed and dated in upper left "Feb 6th 1856 No 10 Brothers Whale Boat J K". Titled as above in upper left with added notes "nature track but none seen" and "The tree (that stopped the boat) 75 feet long about 13 miles up the Large Creek, tide about 2 1/2 knots c. 11.30 a.m. J.K. on the north side about a mile below the tree".
Transferred from SPF/Bribie Island, Qld 1856

f.25. Mount Warning at sunset, 1856
Black & white photograph of watercolour.
Original measuring 5 1/2 x 9 1/8 inches. Original dated above view in upper left corner "Feby 14 1856 No 16 Brothers". Titled "Mount Warning W by S" in upper right, with further notes "Clouds neutral tint finished with crimson gold. Sunset 6.40 p.m." and "Grey white".
Transferred from SPF/Mount Warning, 1856

f.26. Seal Rock Bay, 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil and wash drawing. Original measuring 7 x 10 inches.
Original signed and dated in upper left above view "No 12 Brothers hour 10 1856 JK". Titled as above with added notes "Head of Seal Rock Bay", "Seal Rocks", "Anchorage off Sandy beach 5 faths", "Skeleton Rocks"
Transferred from SPF/Sugarloaf Point 1856

f.27. Port Stephens Heads distance 6 miles, 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil and wash drawing.
Original measuring 7 x 10 inches. Original signed and dated in upper left above view "No 13 Brothers Nov. 11th 1856 J.K.". Titled as above with further notes "Back Range - neutral tint", "Sand beach", "Tomaren S H[?]", "Entrance open W by N", and "Yaranabak N Hd".
Transferred from SPF/Port Stephens, N.S.W., 1856

f.28. Port Jackson Heads from the North, distance about 18 miles, 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil and wash drawing.
Original measuring 7 x 10 inches. Original signed and dated upper left above view "No 14 Brothers Nov 1856. J.K.". Titled as above with further notes "lighthouse", "N Hd SW 1/2 S", "Steamy smoke under it".
Transferred from SPF/Sydney - Harbour & Islands - The Heads 1856

f.30. Cape Moreton, 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil and wash drawing.
Original measuring 7 x 10 inches. Original signed and dated in upper left "No 9 Novr. 5 1856 11 a.m. J.K.". Titled in centre with 'Lighthouse E. by S.' in lower right.
Transferred from SPF/Moreton, Cape, Qld, 1856

f.32a. Wharf at George Town, V.D. land, 1854
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch. Original measuring 7 x 10 inches.
Original signed and dated in upper left corner "J K July 3rd/54". Titled "Govr Genls on the Block at George Town V. D. Land"
Transferred from SPF/Georgetown, Tas. - Wharves 1854

f.32b. George Town, 1854
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch. Original measuring 3 1/2 x 6 inches.
Unsigned, undated and untitled.
Transferred from SPF/Georgetown, Tas, 1854

f.33b. Friend Point, 1854
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch. Original measuring 7 x 10 inches.
Original unsigned. Dated "July 20/54" in upper right corner, with note "Lasey [?] Head from off George Town". Titled "Friend Point No 7" in upper left.
Transferred from SPF/Georgetown District, Tas, 1854

f.34a. George Town, V. D. Land, 1854
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch. Original measuring 7 x 10 inches.
Original signed "JK" and dated "June 26th 1854" in upper left above view. Titled above date.
Transferred from SPF/Georgetown, Tas, 1854

f.34b. Iron Head, E S E, V. D. Land, 1854
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch. Original measuring 7 x 10 inches.
Original signed and dated in upper right "July 20/54 JK". Titled as above.
Transferred from SPF/Lighthouses, Tas. 1854

f.35a. Asbestos Range, V. D. Land, 1854
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch. Original measuring 7 x 10 inches.
Original titled and dated in upper right "Is busters[?] Range V. D. Land upper deck of Govr Genl July 13/54". Unsigned.
Transferred from SPF/Asbestos Range, Tas 1854

f.35l. Cape Howe from the North, 1854
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch. Original measuring 7 x 10 inches.
Original dated and titled in upper right "may 19/54 Cape Howe from the north. Unsigned. Further notes in view "Cape Howe", "green part".
Transferred from SPF/Cape Howe, 1854

f.36a. Port Stephen Heads from Narrow Gutt, 1854
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch.
Original measuring 7 x 10 inches. Original signed and dated "J K Sept 14/54" in upper right. Titled as above.
Transferred from SPF/Port Stephens, N.S.W., 1854

f.36b. Tom Thum Lagoon, 1853
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch. Original measuring 7 x 10 inches.
Original signed, dated and titled in upper left "No 1 Tom Thumbs Lagoon Oct 25th 1853 JK". Further note on picture "Mt Kembla", but remainder too faint to read.
Transferred from SPF/Tom Thumb Lagoon, NSW 1853

ff.37a-b. Two unidentified country scenes, n.d.
Black & white photographs of two pencil sketches. Original measuring 7 x 10 inches.
Unsigned, undated, and untitled.
Transferred from SPF/Korff, John Frederick

f.38. La Hogue, 185-?
Black & white photograph of a pencil sketch.
Original measuring 5 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches. Original unsigned. Titled and dated in lower right.
Transferred from SHIPS FILE/La Hogue

f.38a. Cape Hopkins, 1853
Black & white photographs of two pencil sketches. Original measuring 7 x 10 inches.
Original signed, dated and titled in upper left "Nov 4 1853 JK". Titled "Cape Hopkims...[?] Illawarra [?]".
Transferred from SPF/Cape Hopkins, N.S.W. 1853

f.39 Rabbit Island, 1849
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch. Original measuring 5 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches. Original signed and dated along lower edge "FK 1849". Titled "Rabbit Isld" with notes "Christina". Further notes too faint to read.
Transferred from SPF/Rabbit Island, Vic. 1849

f.40. Cape Moreton NW by W, 1856
Black & white photograph of pencil sketch on blue paper.
Original measuring 5 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches. Original unsigned. Dated in upper left "Feb 13th 1856 noon". Titled as above. Notes added "No 12 Brothers...back", and "sea...blue". Further notes too faint to read.
Transferred from SPF/Moreton, Cape, Qld, 1856

f.41. Is. Amsterdam...dis[sic] 30 miles, 1849
Black & white photograph of pencil drawing. Original measuring 14 x 23.2 cm.
Original signed and dated along lower edge "F. Korff Brig "Sophia" from Mauritius 1849". Titled "Is Amsterdam bg SSW dis. 30 miles bound to Hobart Town. Further notes "cloudy Aug 6th 1849 5p.m.".
Transferred from SPF/Amsterdam Island 1849

f.42. Arthurs Seat
Black & white photograph of watercolour. Original measuring 5 1/2 x 9 1/8 inches.
Original unsigned and undated.
Transferred from SPF/Arthurs Seat, N.S.W. n.d.

f.43. Jervis Bay, 1854?
Black & white photograph of watercolour sketch. Original measuring 5 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches.
Original unsigned and undated. Titled under view.
Transferred from SPF/Jervis Bay, NSW 1854?

f.44. Cape Schank
Black & white photograph of watercolour sketch. Original measuring 5 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches.
Original unsigned and undated. Titled as above along lower edge.
Transferred from SPF/Cape Schank, Vic n.d.

f.45. View of island, possibly Tonga
Black & white photograph of watercolour sketch.
Original measuring 5 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches. Original unsigned and undated. Titled with note "S.E." faintly in upper corner.
Transferred from SPF/Tonga, n.d.

f.46. Unidentified view showing country residence, n.d.
Black & white photograph of pencil drawing.
Signed "F. J. Korff" along lower edge. Undated and untitled.
Transferred from SPF/Korff, Frederick John

Transferred from the Small Pictures File (Self Indexing File), Mitchell Library Reading Room, 2013