Letter to Mr. Billing, [ca. 1845] [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1533844
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Eyre, Edward John, 1815-1901
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [ca. 1845]
- 1 cm. (2 p.)
- Summary:
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Signed, undated, handwritten letter, written in England, from Governor Edward John Eyre to Mr Billing, artist, about sketches of weapons to be used in a plate for publication in one of Eyre's books about Australia. The book referred to is probably a future edition of Expeditions into Central Australia and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, 1840-2, 2 vols. (1845). The letter paper is watermarked 1845. Eyre revisited England from Jamaica in 1845.
- Biography/History:
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Explorer, author, governor. Eyre was an explorer in Australia and was later appointed Governor of Jamaica.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: NLA MS 9108.
- Photocopy available for reference.
- Original held by National Library of Australia Manuscript Section.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1845
- Occupation:
- Explorers
- Copyright:
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Out of Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1971 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1901
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1845
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