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WD960
- Record Id:
- 040-003280427
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280425
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002a56
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD960
- Title:
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Album of 220 drawings, chiefly profiles of coastlines, made during Lord Macartney's embassy to the Emperor of China. Between 1792 and 1794. Artist(s): Alexander, William (1767-1816)
- Scope & Content:
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220 drawings, chiefly profiles of coast lines, with identifying titles and notes.
f.1 1 Porto Sancto.
2,3 Island of Madeira
4 Teneriffe.
[f.1 1v Detailsof rocks, ‘NW End of the Button’ and ‘SW end of Button.’
3v Hilly coastline]
f.2 5-7 Teneriffe.
[f.2 5v View to distant hills, probably Teneriffe
6v ‘The colours used by the King of Bantam, Proa’s.’, and [‘The Island of Teneriffe.’]]
f.3 8 Teneriffe.
9 St. Jago.
10 Cape Frio, Brazil.
[f.3 8v A partly doubled sheet of various coastal profiles, including Teneriffe, the island of Mayo and Bona Vista
10v Seated man with rifle, ‘The Entrance of Rio de Jan’[eiro] ‘NNW’.]
f.4 11-13 Rio de Janeiro.
[f.4 13v Fragment of sky and navigation notes.]
f.5 14-16 Tristan da Cunha Islands (see Staunton i, 199).
f.6 17 Tristan da Cunha Islands.
18 Island of Amsterdam (see Staunton, Plate 2).
19 St. Paul.
f.7 20 St. Paul.
21 Prince's Island.
22 Crocatoa and Tamarind Island.
[f.7 22v ‘Mangosteens of Java’ and a local boat flying the Dutch flag.]
f.8 23 Straits of Sunda.
24 Anjere Point.
f.9 25 Coast of Java.
f.10 26 Coast of Sumatra.
f.11 27 Coast of Sumatra.
f.12 28,29 Coast of Sumatra.
30 Way Island and Philosopher's Island.
[f.12 28v Tomb of Col C.A. Cathcart, see also WD959, f. 64 and WD961, f.11v.
30v Coastal profile with the ‘Clarence’ and the ‘Jackal’.]
f.13 31 The Cap.
32 Straits of Sunda.
33 Straits of Sunda and ‘The Lion’
[f.13 31v Coastal profile, Java.
32v ‘Medusa or Starfish.’]
f.14 34,35 Straits of Sunda.
[f.15 36 Young man reading.]
f.15 36 Straits of Sunda.
f.16 37 Straits of Sunda.
38a b Button island in Straits of Sunda.
39, 40 The Cap.
[f.16 38a Men fishing and head of a sailor wearing a large brimmed hat.
39 ‘Crocatoa’
40 Official barge, ‘Turon Bay.’]
f.17 41 The Cap.
42 Straits of Sunda.
43 Java Coast.
44 Straits of Sunda.
[f.17 41 Button Island
42 ‘The Brig Clarence.’]
f.18 45 Straits of Sunda.
46a The Sisters Islands from Sumatra.
f.19 46b The Sisters Islands.
47-49 Bantam Hill.
50 Bantam.
51 Bantam Hill.
[f.19 47v ‘Clarence’ and ‘Coll Cathcart’s Monument taken from the Sergeant’s house at Anjere Point’.
48v ‘Sumatra’ and ‘Sergeant’s house at Anjere Point’
49-51 Scraps of miscellaneous drawings]
f.20 52 Amsterdam Island near Batavia and Middleburgh Island.
53 Batavia Road, Rotterdam and Scherdam Island.
f.21 54a b Batavia.
f.22 55 Batavia.
56 Batavia.
[f.22 56 ‘St Domingo’ from the sea.]
f.23 57 Onrust Island with ‘The Lion’ aground.
58a Onrust Island with ‘The Lion’ aground.
58b North Island. 31 March 1793.
f.24 59 The Southernmost of the Nanka Islands and Banca Island.
f.25 60 Parmasang, on Banca Island.
61 Island of Panthlun.
62a Straits of Banca & Monopin Hill.
f.26 62b Straits of Banca.
63 Islands off Banca.
64a The Seven Islands near Banca.
[f.26 63v Sumatra from the sea.]
f.27 64b The Seven Islands near Banca.
64c Nanka Islands near Banca.
[f.27 64c Unidentified town on the waterfront, mountains behind.]
[ff.28-30 Another drawing of this town has been cut up at random for the coastal profiles along with further examples on the backs:]
f.28 64d Peak on the Main to the North of the Botoc Islands.
65-68 Pulo Taya.
69a-c Pulo Lingeng.
f.29 70 Padro Blanco.
71-73 The White Rock.
74-77 Saddle Island.
78 Anambas.
79-83 Pulo Domar.
84 Domar Island.
f.30 85, 86 Pulo Condors.
87a b Pulo Condors.
88 Pulo Condore.
f.31 89, 90 Pulo Condore.
91 View of a bay to the S.E. of Pulo Condore.
f.32 92, 93 Coast of Cambodia.
94 Cape False Varelle.
95 Coast of Tsiompa
f.33 96a b, 97 Coast of Cochin China.
98-100 Pulo Cantin.
[f.32 92-3v Two ships off Cochin China cut up.]
f.34 101, 102 Callao Island.
103 Coast of Cochin China.
104 ‘The Lion’ leaving Turon Bay.
105 Entrance of Turon Bay
[f.34 105v Pencil study of a man wearing a lace stock.]
f.35 106 ‘The Achilles, Jackall & Clarence’ working out of Turon Bay.
107 Coast of Cochin China near Turon Bay (see Staunton, plate 3).
108a Entrance of Turon Bay
f.36 108b Entrance of Turon Bay
f.37 109, 110 Ladrone Islands.
111, 112 Lintin Island.
113 Island north of Lantao.
[f.37 110v Pencil studies, ‘Coll. Benson,’ ship’s figurehead ‘From the Ship’s Stern’ and ‘W Mitchell 1st Officer.’
113v ‘Lascars on board the Jackall.’]
f.38 114 Lantao Island.
115 The Botoc Islands.
116 The Boca Tigris.
117a Boca Tigris. Island Fort.
117b Wangtong Island Fort at the entrance of Canton River.
[f.38 Drawings are from a small sketchbook covering the journey to the mouth of the Canton river and therefore there are intervening views on the reverse of these drawings.]
f.39 118 Anung-hri Fort, Boca Tygris.
119 Boca Tygris.
120 Wangtong Island Fort.
121 Cowhee Island, near Macao [Ma Wan Island off the tip of Lantao].
[f.39 119v List of navigational bearings along the Canton river showing its serpentine nature.
120v Distant views of Great Mew and Little Mew islands.]
f.40 122 Cowhee Island, near Macao.
123 The Canton River.
124, 125 Whampoa.
126 Macao.
127 The High Fort, Macao.
128 Macao
[f.40 122v Coastal profile.
127v ‘The Boton Island from the first Anchorage.’]
f.41 129 Formosa.
130 Coast of China and Islands.
131 Amsterdam Islands.
f.42 132-134 The Heysan Islands (or Black Islands).
[f.43 135v Amsterdam Island with navigational notes.
136v The Islands of Quesan with navigational notes.]
f.43 135 The Heysan Islands.
136a The Whelps near Chusan.
f.44 136b The Plowman and Calves.
137 Coast near Chusan.
[f.44 136b Unfinished pencil drawing of a junk.]
f.45 138c The land as seen from the ‘Hindostan’ at anchor in Best Passage Bay, near Chusan.
[f.45 138c ‘A Chinese of Chusan 1793.’]
f.46 138d Chusan.
139a The Quesan Islands. Also on back.
[f.46 139a Coastal profile.]
f.47 139b c Islands near Chusan.
f.48 140, 141 Islands near Chusan.
142 Staunton's or Chinsan Island (see Staunton, plate 7(i)).
[f.48 140-1 Coastal profiles.]
f.49 143a Promontory of Shantung.
143b Pat-cheon point.
f.50 144 North coast of promontory of Shantung. July 19.
145 Cape Tin-oo-tao.
[f.50 145 Coastal profile.]
f.51 146 Islands off Cape Tin-oo-tao.
147 Coast of China east of Ten-cheou fou.
[f.51 146 Coastal profile.]
f.52 148 Village near Ten-cheou-fou.
149 Ten-cheou-fou.
150 Meatou Island 22 July 1793.
f.53 151 East Coast of China, 21 July and Meatou Island.
152 Keisan, one of the Meatou Islands.
153 Gulf of Leatong.
f.54 154 ‘View in the Gulph of Petchili with the Junks sent for the Baggage, Presents etc. of the Embassy. 4 Aug. 1793.’
155 Islands off Coast of China.
f.55 156 Lonkoo Island.
157 Santa Cruz, Teneriffe.
158-159 Unidentified coast lines.
[f.55 157v Unfinished pencil drawing.]
ff.56, 57 160-163 Unidentified coast line.
f.58 164 Ten cheou-fou (see Staunton, plate 7)
165 Unidentified coast line.
ff.59-65 166-196 Unidentified coast lines.
[f.61 171v ‘Manner of punishing a Boy for stealing on board the Hindostan, Aprl. 23d 1793 - by dropping him suddenly from the yard arm into the sea.’]
[f.62 174v Coastal profile.]
f.65 197 Sketch map, probably of Santa Cruz.
f.66 198 ‘A water spout at Sea.’
199 View of harbour showing Lord Macartney's residence.
200 Harbour with boats.
201 Unidentified coast line.
202 Unidentificd coast line.
[f.66 192v Stockaded courtyard with goat.]
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280425
040-003280427 - Is part of:
- WD959-961 : ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1767-1816) Born at Maidstone, 1767, Alexander became a student at the Royal Academy Schools in 1784. At the age of…
WD960 : Album of 220 drawings, chiefly profiles of coastlines, made during Lord Macartney's embassy to the Emperor of China. Between 1792 and… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280425[0002]/040-003280427
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- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1792
- End Date:
- 1794
- Date Range:
- 1792-1794
- Era:
- CE
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pencil; pen-and-ink; wash; watercolour
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Alexander, William, 1767-1816
- Subjects:
- coastal views
topographical views
town views - Places:
- Java, Sumatra, Indonesia, China, Brazil