Sketches in Tasmania, New South Wales & New Zealand by Andrew Sinclair, M.D. [...?] late Colonial Secretary New Zealand

PXA 1697

fonds

[ca. 1850]

Graphic Materials, Watercolours, Drawings

423787

Microfilm : CY 1128

1 album (92 watercolour, pen & ink, wash drawings adhered to pages) - 33.5 x 27 cm.

Andrew Sinclair was born in Scotland, on 13 April 1794. Assistant surgeon, Royal Navy, 1822-32, during this period he collected botanical and zoological specimens for the British Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Colonial Secretary, New Zealand, 1844-56, a member of the Legislative Council from 1844. Elected a fellow of the Linnean Society, 1857. In 1858, began collecting material for J. D. Hooker's Handbook of the New Zealand flora (1864-67). March 1861 Sinclair drowned whilst on Julius Haast geological surveying expedition of the headwaters of the Rangitata River, Canterbury. -- extracted from Molloy, Brian P. J. `Sinclair, Andrew 1794-1861'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 31 July 2003. URL:http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/

1. [small village on hillside beside a river]
2a. Customs House, Sydney
b. Mr. Black's Farm, Cow Pastures, N.S.W.
3a. Garden Island, Sydney Cove
b. View on the Parramatta Road, Sydney, N.S.Wales
4a. Sydney
b. [Macquarie Lighthouse]
c. Mr. Hassel's [i.e. Hassell's] Church, Cow Pastures, N.S.W.
5a. Scene N.S.W.
b. Sydney
6a. Simon Lords Mill Botany Bay [in pencil on drawing]. Mills, Botany Bay [in ink below drawing]
b. View on the Paramatta [i.e. Parramatta] River, New South Wales
7a. Macquarie Fort, Sydney
b. Lansdown Bridge on the Liverpool Road, New South Wales
8a. Woodlands near Launceston
b. A water mill on the South Esk in Van D. Land
9a. V.D.L.
b. Sunset in a forest of "Casuarinas" or She Oaks, V.D.L.
10a. [...? farm]
b. The Lighthouse at Launceston, V.D. Land. Views on the River.
11a. Racecourse, Launceston
b. Scene, V.D.L.
12-13a. Gum trees, V.D. Land
13b. [bush scene]
14a-c. Views on the Launceston River, V.D.L. No.1 Colstons House. No.2. No.3 [...?] House
15a. Scene V.D.L.
b. The Cataract, near Launceston
16a. Punt at Perth
b. A colonial Stock Keeper
17a. View from the bridge on the Launceston road opposite Theodine Burtley's, V.D.L.
b. South Esk, V.D.L.
18. Gum trees, V.D. Land
19a. Gum Trees, V.D.L.
b. V.D.L.
20a. Scene on the road to Launceston
b. Gum trees, V.D. Land
21a-b. View from Benlomond [i.e. Ben Lomond], No 1 [&] no.2
22. View from the Crop road [?], Liverpool, New South Wales
23a. [Rural scene]
b. Mills Plains forest scenery, V.D.L.
24a. Mr. Johnston's on the South Esk
b. [Rural scene]
25a. N.S.W.
b. Mr. Wedge's house on the road to Perth
26a. Mr. Bonney's house South Esk, Launceston side
b. Bass Strait, Cape Howe
c. Mr. Wedge's house near Norfolk Plains
27a. Scene on the South Esk with the Western Ranges in the distance, V.D.L.
b. Scene at the foot of Benlomond [i.e. Ben Lomond]
28a. View on the Launceston Road
b. View on the plains at the foot of the Snake Banks
29a. Houses of a Road Party, V.D.L.
b. Capt. Wood's Place, Snake Banks
30a. A Settler's house on Snake Banks, V.D.L.
b. [Rural scene]
31a. A Shepherd's Hut, V.D.L.
b. South Esk River, V.D.L.
32a. Mr. Camerons V.D. Land
b. [Rural scene]
33a. Captain Woods Sheep Shearing Shed at Snake Banks
33b. [Bush scene with Aborigines]
34a-b. View from the Benlomond [i.e. Ben Lomond] Range No.1 [&] No.2
34c. Church, Norfolk Plains, V.D.L.
35a. [Rural scene]
b. Scene in the Peppermint tree forests
36a. V.D.L.
b. View of Benlomond [i.e. Ben Lomond] from near the Snake Banks, V.D.L.
37a. Shepherds' huts, Mills Plains
b. [Rural scene]
38a. Gum trees, Mills Plains, V.D. Land
b. Mountain scenery, V.D.L.
39a-b. [Rural scenes]
40a. Snake Banks, V.D.L.
b. Cattle hunting
41. Mary Hawkes a prisoner and the first white woman landed in New South Wales, a resident at Kissing Point
42a. Scene on the road near Launceston
b. Scene on Mills Plains, V.D.L.
43a. View from Benlomond [i.e. Ben Lomond], V.D.L.
b. Launceston, V.D. Land
44a. View from the Snake Banks
b. Hobart Town from Storm Bay
45a. Rock near Ben Lomond, V.D. Land
b. Forest scenery, V.D. Land
46a. Bridges Woodlands
b. [rural scene]
47. Wattle tree, V.D.L.

Out of copyright: Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Joseph Symonds Hooker Bookplate -- inside front cover
A number of drawings have sketches on reverse, these cannot be viewed as corners of drawing are glued to page.

J.S.Hooker from Dr Sinclair -- title page

Cover detached, pages separating from spine