9615844
- TitleSketchbooks containing drawings of Sydney and England, May 4, 1840-ca. 1857 / by Peter MacPherson
- Creator
- Call numberPXA 7187
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
May 4, 1840-ca. 1857 - Type of material
- Reference code9615844
- Physical Description3 sketchbooks (93 drawings) - pencil, ink wash
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Peter MacPherson was born in Bathurst in 1826. Around 1839 he was sent to Rev Dr John Dunmore Lang’s Australian College in Jamieson Street, Sydney. In 1845 he travelled to Britain to study at the University of Edinburgh. After graduating he entered the Divinity Hall of the Free Church of Scotland. He returned to Australia in 1857.
Reference:
Library correspondence file. - Collection historyPurchased at Davidson's Auctions in Sydney, 2018. Previous owner was a private Sydney based dealer.
- Scope and ContentItem 1: [Sketchbook], Sydney, May 4, 1840 / by Peter MacPherson
Item 2: [Sketchbook], Sydney, May 4, 1841 / by Peter MacPherson
Item 3: [Sketchbook], Sydney, September 24, 1841 / by Peter MacPherson - Copying ConditionsOut of copyright: Creator died before 1955
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