- Museum number
- 1907,1118.37-116
- Description
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Album with 78 views in South America, the Pacific Islands, Australia, and Southeast Asia, and 1 portrait, taken on the spot, many dated, 1820-25. Views of cities, villages, mountains, and other sites visited by Elliott. Also includes coastal profiles of smaller islands, primarily near Tierra del Fuego and in present-day Indonesia.
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No.1 (1907,1118.37) 'Teneriffe August 1820'; view of Tenerife from the hills above the town with a view of the bay
2 (38) 'The Sugar Loaf. From Mr. Hayne's house. Rio Janeiro 1820.'; view of Rio de Janeiro with the mountain in the distance
3 (39) 'Rio Janeiro. October 1820'; view in the countryside with hills and dwellings
4 (40) 'Rio Janeiro. October 1820'; view of coastal mountain and buildings in the harbour
5 (41) 'Rio Janeiro. October 1820'; view of coast with mountain
6 (42) 'Rio Janeiro. October 1820'; view in the countryside with dwellings
7 (43) 'Rio Janeiro. Bota Fogo. October 1820'; panoramic view of Botafogo beach with mountains, buildings, and a ship
8 (44) 'Buenos Ayres. October 1820.'; view of Buenos Aires harbour with city and church behind
9 (45) 'Buenos Ayres. October 1820'; view in Buenos Aires of churches with street scene
10 (46) 'Buenos Ayres October 1820'; view in Buenos Aires of church with street scene
11 (47) 'Buenos Ayres from outer Shoals - October 1820'; distant coastal view of Buenos Aires and harbour with ships
12 (48) 'Buenos Ayres. October 1820'; street scene in Buenos Aires with wagons and oxen
13 (49) 'Valparaiso. (Chile)'; view of harbour with ships
14 (50) 'Lake of Aculeo. Chile'; view of Laguna de Aculeo
15 (51) 'Santiago de Chile.'; view of street with churches, mountains in the background
16 (52) 'Valparaiso'; coastal view of the city with small boats
17 (53) 'Santiago De Chile'; view of outskirts of town from above with Andes in the distance
18 (54) 'Santiago de Chile'; view of city from above, with churches
19 (55) 'Arica June 1821/Peru'; panoramic view of town, el Morro de Arica, and coastline taken from on board ship
20 (56) 'Supe. Novr 1821 Peru'; view of buildings and hills
21 (57) 'Arequipa. June 16th 1821. (Upper Peru)'; view of town from above with El Misti volcano in background
22 (58) 'Lima August 1821', 'From above the Bridge on the right or Northern bank of the River Rimac, which divides Li[ma]'; view of city with cathedral, churches, and bridge
23 (59) 'Arequipa (Upper Peru) June 16th 1821'; view of town with bridge and El Misti volcano, taken from a riverbank
24 (60) 'Lima August 1821.', 'Below the Bridge'; view on the river towards the city
25 (61) 'Lima August 15th 1821.', 'From above the Bridge'; view on the river towards the city
26 (62) 'Lima July 1821.'; view down a street in the city with churches on either side and a hill in the background
27 (63) 'Lima. August 13th 1821', 'Below the Bridge'; view of city from riverbank with a figure in foreground washing
28 (64) 'P[letters illegible]ca Peruvian Fortress'; view of fortress in the countryside
29 (65) 'Patibilka. Novr 1821 An Ancient Peruvian Fortress'; view across the lake of the fortress with mountains behind
30 (66) '[Patibilka-struck through] An Ancient Peruvian Fortress called Patibilka [with the Lake-struck through] is situated on a Lake about 120 Miles to the Northwards of Lima. near to the Sep [?] Coast, and it is [crossed out word illegible] said to be the most perfect of the Mud remains of Old Peru'; view across the lake of the fortress
31 (67) 'Patibilka'; view from shores of the lake
32 (68) 'Patibilka 21 of Novr 1821'; view of fortress with mountains behind
33 (69) 'Resolution Bay Marquesas. December 27 1821'; view of the bay from the shore with dwellings on the beach and several canoes in the water
34 (70) 'Resolution Bay December 27th 1821'; view of mountains in the Marquesas taken from the ship
35 (71) 'Island off the SE. end of San Pedro (Marquesas).'; coastal profile of two islands
36 (72) 'Matavai Otaheite January 1822'; topographic view of Matavai bay and the mountains on Tahiti
37 (73) 'Otaheite. January 15th. 1822' 'A continuation of the house behind [signature illegible, inscribed on album page]'; view of a Tahitian dwelling with mountains in the background
38 (74) 'Matavai. (Otaheite) January 1822'; view of the bay taken from the shore with distant figures, dwellings, and canoes
39 (75) 'San Pedro N 1/2 W 4 Miles. Marquesas. Decr. 23. 1821'; coastal profile of two islands, compare to no. 35
40 (76) 'A Royal Residence Matavai. January 18th 1822.'; view of large Tahitian building with palm trees
41 (77) 'The House of the Queen of Otaheite. 13th of January 1822'; view of two Tahitian buildings enclosed by a fence with a large open area in the foreground, leaves in upper right-hand corner labelled 'Dark'
42 (78) 'Oparre. The Queen's Point Otaheite. January 1822.'; view along the beach of the bay with several dwellings, including the House of the Queen (see no. 41)
43 (79) 'A Native of Otaheite'; a portrait of a Tahitian man, seated cross-legged by a palm with a building and bay in the background
44 (80) 'Fare Bay. Huaheine 21st January 1822 Society Islands'; panoramic view taken from the shore of the bay and the mountains of Huahine with buildings and piles of wood along the beach, one pile labelled 'wood billets'
45 (81) 'Fare Bay. Huahene. January 1822. Society Islands'; view from Huahine shore out to the ocean with buildings and boats on the beach
46 (82) 'Huahene. January 1822.'; panoramic view of the Huahine shore and mountain behind taken on board ship, mounted with no. 47
47 (83) 'Magdalena Marquesas SSE 20 Miles'; topographic view of the island (Fatu Hiva) from a distance, mounted with no. 46
48 (84) 'Sydney NS. Wales. March 1822'; panoramic view of the city from across the bay with five ships anchored in the harbour
49 (85) 'Sydney NS. Wales. March 1822'; panoramic view of the bay with an anchored ship
50 (86) 'Sydney NS. Wales March 1822'; view of houses near the harbour with ships behind
51 (87) 'Sydney NS. Wales March 1822'; view of the city with two ships anchored, taken from the opposite shore
52 (88) 'Sydney NS. Wales March 1822'; house and two other buildings on a rocky shore
53 (89) 'Lord Howe Island Coast of NS. Wales'; coastal profile of the island from a distance
54 (90) 'Eliza Point Capt. Piper's House Port Jackson March 1822'; panoramic view along the shore of present-day Point Piper with John Piper's House, Henrietta Villa (also called the Naval Pavilion), in the distance
55 (91) 'Warra Gumba River NS. Wales March 1822'; view along the Warragamba river with trees on either side and a distant figure on the left bank
56 (92) 'Balls Pyramid SE. [B?] E.[words illegible)-struck through] Coast of New Holland near Lord Howe's Islands-'; coastal profile of the volcanic sea stack in the Tasman Sea, mounted with no. 57
57 (93) 'Balls Pyramid E 1/2 S.'; coastal profile of the volcanic sea stack, mounted with no. 56
58 (94) 'Penang. June 1822 (or Prince of Wales's Island)'; view taken from a rooftop of the harbour and buildings along the shore, with a jetty and boats of various types, small islands in the distance
60 (95) 'Entrance of the Straits of Allas from the South May 10. 1822.'; coastal profile of the Alas Strait from the sea
61 (96) 'Lombock Peak S by E 15 miles May 1822' and 'Bally WSW'; two coastal profiles of the islands of Lombok (below) and Bali (upper left corner)
62 (97) 'Murrays Islands Peak. South. 4 Miles' and 'Peak S/S.E. 4 Miles Murrays Islands Torres Straits'; two coastal profiles of Murray Island (Mer), mounted with no. 63
63 (98) 'Murrays Islands' and 'Murrays Islands Torres Straits W 3/4 S (hue) [?] From outside the Barrier Reef'; two coastal profiles of Murray Island (Mer), mounted with no. 62
64 (99) 'Lombock Peak from the South Entrance of the Straits of Allas'; coastal profile of Lombok island, mounted with no. 65
65 (100) 'Cape Horne W [B?] N 6 or 7 Leagues', 'Cape Deceit' and '[Cape Horn-text cut off]'; coastal profile of Cape Horn and Cape Deceit (above), and the coastal profile of Cape Horn (below), mounted with no. 64
66 (101) 'Cape Sandana (Java) S by W 30 Miles from near the Island of Giliow [?] May 12 1822' and 'Lombock'; two coastal profiles, one of Java (above), the other of Lombok (below), mounted with no. 67
67 (102) 'Tierra del Fuego the western side of the Straits of Le Maire'; coastal profile of Tierra del Fuego, labelled 'S 40 [degrees] W', inscription above faintly reads 'Tierra del Fuego side S 40 [degrees] W of the Straits of Le Maire', mounted with no. 66
68 (103) 'Cape Horne North 3 or 4 Leagues'; coastal profile of Cape Horn, mounted with nos. 69-72
69 (104) 'Cape Good Success S28W', 'Tierra Del Fuego from the Middle of the Strait of Le Maire', 'Cape Diego N 70 [degrees] W'; coastal profile, mounted with nos. 68, 70-72
70 (105) 'Cape St. Bartholomew NE B E'; coastal profile of the Isla de los Estados (Staten Island) in Tierra del Fuego, mounted with nos. 68, 69, 71, 72
71 (106) 'from the middle of the Strait of Le Maire', 'Cape St. Bartholomew S 62 [degrees] E'; coastal profile, mounted with nos. 68-70, 72
72 (107) 'Middle Cape[?]. S 6 [degrees] E. true 5 Leagues', 'Land on the Tierra del Fuego side of the strait of Le Maire. 8 or 9 Leagues off', 'Brothers'; two coastal profiles from Tierra del Fuego, mounted with nos. 68-71
73 (108) 'Cape St. Bartholomew NNE Southern entrance of the Straits of Le Maire'; coastal profile of islands in Le Maire Strait, mounted with nos. 74-78
74 (109) 'Tops of some of the Hills on Staten Land over the Cloud'; topographic view of the Isla de los Estados (Staten Island) with peaks just visible over the clouds, mounted with nos. 73, 75-78
75 (110, 111) 'Diego Ramirez S 44 [degrees] W 3 or 4 Leagues'; coastal profile of Diego Ramirez islands, mounted with nos. 73-74, 76-78
76 (112) 'Diego Ramirez. Off Cape Horne.'; coastal profile of Diego Ramirez islands, labelled 'S 33 E. 5 Miles', mounted with nos. 73-75, 77-78
77 (113) 'S 14 [degrees] E. 4 Miles. Diego Ramirez'; coastal profile of Diego Ramirez islands, mounted with nos. 73-76, 78
78 (114) 'Diego Ramirez S 11 [degrees] E. 4 Miles'; coastal profile of Diego Ramirez islands, mounted with nos. 73-77
[no number] (115) 'From Rajah Bassah Islands January 5th 1825.'; coastal profile of islands in the Sunda Strait (Selat Sunda) with peaks 'Crokatoa' (Krakatoa), 'Bessy.' (Sebesi?), 'Sainbooks' (?) and 'Brothers' identified, mounted with 116
[no number] (116) 'Keysons Peak NW by W. January 7 1825 Straits of Sunda'; coastal profile of islands in the Sunda Strait, mounted with 115
- Production date
- 1820-1825
- Dimensions
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Height: 245 millimetres (max)
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Height: 40 millimetres (min)
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Width: 770 millimetres (max)
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Width: 117 millimetres (min)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- See Gentleman's Magazine, N.S., Vol.32, p.651.
Elliott likely sketched these views while serving on HMS Leander or HMS Dauntless. His topographic sketches from India, Canton, and the Red Sea (1822-1824) were published in two volumes in 1833 by Fisher & Co., entitled 'Views in the East, comprising India, Canton, and the Red Sea. With historical and descriptive illustrations.'
Another artist produced pen drawings on this voyage. These are compiled in an album titled 'Views taken while serving on the East Indian Station in H.M. ships Leander and Dauntless, between 1820 and 1822', in the Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK 9840/1-37, National Library of Australia.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1907
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1907,1118.37-116
