Guide to the Papers of Edward Ashworth (as filmed by the AJCP), 1841-1845

 

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Summary

Collection number:
M602
Creator:
Ashworth, Edward
Extent:
5 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

1. Journal and sketches 1842 of a voyage in the Tuscan from London to Auckland. It contains detailed descriptions of his short stay in Melbourne and of his long period of residence in New Zealand. There are many drawings of buildings.

2. Notebook in narrative form describing in detail his New Zealand and Australian visit, including many references to contacts with missionaries and Maori people, to political events and social and economic conditions.

3. Notebook 1844-45 of reminiscences of his journey to Batavia and Hong Kong and his residence in the colony.

4. Sketchbook and loose drawings of the landscape, buildings, people, flora and fauna of New Zealand, Australia, Batavia, China and Gibraltar; maps of Gibraltar and Macao.

5. Photograph of Ashworth's tombstone.

Biographical / Historical:
{"persname":"Edward Ashworth (1814-1896)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eEdward Ashworth (1814-1896)\u003c/span\u003e was employed as an architect and surveyor in Exeter, Devon. In 1841, after years of disappointment in his profession, he was won over by accounts of the future prospects of the colonies in Australia and New Zealand. He emigrated to Port Phillip in 1842 and after a few months he moved on to Auckland. He returned to Australia in 1844 and, after a short stay in Sydney, he sailed for England via Batavia and Canton."}

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Available for Access.
Conditions Governing Use:
Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.
Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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