View of the Needles ; Salvages ; View of the Island Teneriffe [sic.] [picture] / Geo. Raper
- Bib ID:
- 361607
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Raper, George, 1769-1796
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1790
- 4 paintings (1 sheet) : ink and watercolour on paper ; sheet 23.2 x 18.3 cm.
- Summary:
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Top: a coastal profile with the white cliffs of Needle Point in the centre. The Solent to the left, St Catherine's Point to the right. Centre: 2 coastal profiles of the Salvages (Ilhas Selvagens or Selvagens Islands) from different positions. Lower: drawing of a shoreline with a central peak, the Pico de Teide, and foothills behind. A band of cloud surrounds the peak.
- Biography/History:
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Seaman and artist. Joined HMS Sirius as able bodied seaman Dec 1786 and promoted to midshipman Sept 1787 on voyage to New South Wales. Sailed on Sirius on voyage to Cape of Good Hope 1788-89 and was at Norfolk Island in 1790-91. Returned to England in April 1792.
- Notes:
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- Condition: good.
- Four images on one sheet. Top: the Needles (PIC/3312/7), 6.2 x 15 cm. Centre: two views of the Salvages from different positions, left, (PIC/3312/9) 6.2 x 7.4, right, (PIC/3312/8) 6.2 x 7.6 cm. Lower: Teneriffe, (PIC/3312/10) 6.7 x 15 cm.
- Inscriptions: Signed "Geo. Raper 1790"-- in ink lower left corner. "View of the Needles (a) the Needle Point E.N.E. [&?] (b) St. Catherines Point E b S., offshore 3 miles" -- in ink beneath top image. Points a and b are inscribed on the image. "S.36* 00 W 6 or 7 leagues distant - Salvages - S.48* 00 W. 4 Leag's distant" -- in ink beneath centre images. "View of the Island Teneriffe [sic.] the peak appearing above the clouds. N.W. offshore 4 Leag's" -- in ink beneath the lower image.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-145026180
- Related Material:
- Other papers in this collection include maps, coastal profiles and an observation book 1787-1794. The collection is located at the National Library of Australia at MS 9433.
- Subject:
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- Raper, George, 1769-1796 -- Journeys -- Pictorial works
- First Fleet, 1787-1788 -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800
- Isle of Wight (England) -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800
- Selvagens Islands (Madeira Islands) -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800
- Tenerife (Canary Islands) -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800
- Other authors/contributors:
- Raper, George, 1769-1796. Papers, 1787-1794
- Also Titled:
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- Salvages
- View of the Island of Tenerife
- View of the Island Teneriffe [sic.]
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1796
- Published status:
- Unpublished
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