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Add MS 7085, f 41
- Record Id:
- 040-003394681
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003354378
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100055778856.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 7085, f 41
- Title:
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'Views of Lands on the Coast of New South Wales', drawings by Charles Praval
- Scope & Content:
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Location: North-east Queensland coast
Date: [June –August 1770]
Five views on several sheets of paper pasted together and linen backed, under the heading ‘Views of Lands on the Coast of New South Wales’.
a) 'A view of Pentecost Island at the Southern entrance of Whitsundays Passage'. Drawing frame: 93 x 515 mm. Title inscribed in ink above the drawing.
b) 'A view of the land about Endeavour River taken when the entrance bore WSW distant 1 mile'. Drawing frame: 83 x 1580 mm. Title inscribed in ink above the drawing. Ink inscriptions: ‘Gores Mount’ (left) and ‘Endeavour River’ (centre left). Bearings inscribed below the view: ‘SE½S’ (left) and ‘NNE’ (right).
c) 'A view of the land between Gores Mount and Cape Bedford taken from the Turtle Reef'. Drawing frame: 83 x 1580 mm. Title inscribed in ink above the drawing. Ink inscriptions: ‘Gores Mount’ (left), ‘Endeavour River S70W distant 4½ leagues’ (centre left), ‘Cape Bedford NNW’ (right).
d) 'A view of Cape Flattery bearing West 1 league'. Drawing frame: 95 x 512 mm. Title inscribed in ink above the drawing.
e) 'A view of the Islands of Direction taken at the entrance of the Channel without the Reef'. Drawing frame: 89 x 512 mm. Title inscribed in ink above the drawing. Ink inscription: ‘Lizard Island SW by S distant 10 Miles’ (right).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003354378
040-003394681 - Is part of:
- Add MS 7085 : Charts, plans, views and drawings, taken on board H.M. bark Endeavour, in the years 1768, 1769 and 1770, by Lieut. James Cook, Commander
Add MS 7085, f 41 : 'Views of Lands on the Coast of New South Wales', drawings by Charles Praval - Hierarchy:
- 032-003354378[0043]/040-003394681
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 7085
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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5 drawings
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1770
- End Date:
- 1770
- Date Range:
- Jun 1770-Aug 1770
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: Pen and ink, on paper, linen backed
Dimensions:
Sheet: 538 x 1622 mm
- Finding Aids:
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Andrew David, The Charts & Coastal Views of Captain Cook’s Voyages, Vol. 1 (1988) Vol. 1 (1988) 1.301, 1.308, 1.309, 1.311, 1.312
- Publications:
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Views a, and b reproduced in R A Skelton, Charts and Views drawn by Cook and his Officers (1955), plates XXId and XXIII
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Praval, Charles, Artist, fl 1770-1789