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Sinclair’s house, Pigeon Bay, built
Lower right (l.r.) in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Sinclair’s house, Pigeon Bay, built 1840. Sinclair was a shipwright, drowned about 1844; on original mount in ink: These primitive sketches were given to me by …. an old carpenter who worked under…
Sinclair Bay. In Pigeon Bay.
Cap Francis Sinclair died 1846; his widow sold out to Holmes in 1862.
Signing of the Treaty of Teintsin.
Lawless proceedings in the Canton river, the city of Peking, joss-houses, the Roman Catholic mission, military promenades at Shanghai, the Yangtze, Chinese prostitutes, first views of Deshima and Nagasaki (Japan), the persecution of Christians,…
Siamese Temple, Burmese Temple, Penang.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1848; on mount in ink: Siamese Temple, Burmese Temple, Pinang; in pencil: 1848
Sharland’s, Taranaki.
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Sharland’s Taranaki; verso: [unfinished sketch]
Shaded drawing of Ivan’s head.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: M.T. Woollaston; verso in pencil: Shaded drawing of Iavan’s head. Special regard
Settling debts at a merchants house.
A typical scene at a merchant's house during the year-end when all outstanding bills must be settled. One clerk works the abacus, another weighs the silver and a third makes entries in the ledger. Three tradesmen have arrived to present their final…
Settlement of Australia
The frontispiece to this gorgeous volume captures the adventure associated with the settlement of Australia. Though the documents do not constitute a travel narrative, their connections with the moment of origin provide their intended readers with…
Sermones de Tempore et de Sanctis
Mottled brown calf boards; front board detached. Spine title reads: Sermones/ Peregrini/ 1493.
Selwyn Circus 'Boys', 1922.
An image glued into the Capping Carnival Magazine from July 1922, showing two Selwyn College students dressed in costume for the Selwyn Circus and capping celebrations of 1922.
Selwyn Circus 'Animals', 1922.
Images glued into the Capping Carnival Magazine from July 1922, show members of the Selwyn Circus "Animals". The animal costumes created by the students included a giraffe, rhinoceros, elephant, camel, and an ostrich.