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Fisher, Alexander, fl 1861-1879: Album of photographs compiled on cruises aboard HMS Endymion with the Flying Squadron and in the Mediterranean
- Date
- 1869-1870s
- By
- Fisher, Alexander, active 1861-1879; Barker, Alfred Charles (Dr), 1819-1873; Bragge, James, 1833-1908; Mundy, Daniel Louis, 1826-1881; Travers, William Thomas Locke, 1819-1903
- Reference
- PA1-f-021
- Description
Album of views compiled by Alexander Fisher, MD RN, during his service as a surgeon aboard HMS Endymion. The album comprises:
Photographs collected during the cruise of the Flying Squadron, under the command of Rear Admiral G T Phipps Hornby, during 1869-1870, which carried HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. Included are views of Plymouth, Portsea, Madeira, Brazil (Bahia and Rio de Janiero), South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Japan, British Columbia, Hawaii and Chile.
Photographs collected during a cruise in the Mediterranean during the 1870s, including views of Malta, Syria, Jerusalem, Venice, Egypt (Alexandria, Cairo, Pyramids, the Sphinx), Gibraltar and Seville
Photographers represented include William Thomas Locke Travers (1819-1903), James Bragge (1833?-1908), Felice A Beato (1825-1908?).
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), was captain of HMS Galatea and commander of the Flying Squadron, which visited New Zealand in 1869 and 1870.
Inscriptions: Album page - `Cruize of the Flying Squadron under the command of Rear Admiral G.M. Phipps Hornby. 1869-1870. Photographs of places, natives, costumes and remarkable objects, collected by Alexander Fisher, MDRN, HMS Endymion'; Album page - `A summer cruize in the Mediterranean in HMS Endymion. 21. Capt. Chas Drake'
Quantity: 1 album(s).
Physical Description: Green cloth bound photograph album with leather corners, 41.2 x 35.5 cm
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Copy negatives at 1/2-004713 to 004728-F
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 album(s), Photographs, Photograph albums, Green cloth bound photograph album with leather corners, 41.2 x 35.5 cm
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UnknownTwo women with parasol, Japan
Date: Between 1867 and 1869
From: Fisher, Alexander, fl 1861-1879: Album of photographs compiled on cruises aboard HMS Endymion with the Flying Squadron and in the Mediterranean
By: Beato, Felice A, 1825-1908?
Reference: PA1-f-021-064-04
Description: Two women with parasol, Japan, photographed between 1867 and 1869, probably by Felice A Beato (1825-1908?). Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Ladies walking Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 8.7 x 5.6 cm, with rounded upper corners, on album page 39.6 x 32.5 cm
Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Date: between 1869-1870
From: Fisher, Alexander, fl 1861-1879: Album of photographs compiled on cruises aboard HMS Endymion with the Flying Squadron and in the Mediterranean
Reference: PA1-f-021-071-7
Description: Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, photographed between 1869-1870. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Fort Rupert Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 6.2 x 7.7 cm, mounted on to album page
View of Yedo, Japan
Date: Between 1867 and 1869
From: Fisher, Alexander, fl 1861-1879: Album of photographs compiled on cruises aboard HMS Endymion with the Flying Squadron and in the Mediterranean
By: Beato, Felice A, 1825-1908?
Reference: PA1-f-021-056-1
Description: View of Yedo, Japan, photographed between 1867 and 1869, probably by Felice A Beato (1825-1908?). Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Yedo Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 13.7 x 18.4 cm, with rounded upper corners, on album page 39.6 x 32.5 cm
View of Yokohama, by Felice A Beato (1825-1908?)
Date: 1867
From: Fisher, Alexander, fl 1861-1879: Album of photographs compiled on cruises aboard HMS Endymion with the Flying Squadron and in the Mediterranean
By: Beato, Felice A, 1825-1908?
Reference: PA1-f-021-052
Description: View of Yokohama, taken in 1867 by Felice A Beato (1825-1908?). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 23.3 x 31.2 cm mounted on album page
Bronze statue of Buddha at Daibouts, Japan
Date: Between 1867 and 1869
From: Fisher, Alexander, fl 1861-1879: Album of photographs compiled on cruises aboard HMS Endymion with the Flying Squadron and in the Mediterranean
By: Beato, Felice A, 1825-1908?
Reference: PA1-f-021-057-2
Description: View of the bronze statue of Buddha at Daibouts, near Kamakura, Japan, photographed between 1867 and 1869, probably by Felice A Beato (1825-1908?). Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Daibouts Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 17.5 x 13.7 cm, with rounded upper corners, on album page 39.6 x 32.5 cm
Te Aro foreshore, Wellington
Date: [ca 1866]
From: Fisher, Alexander, fl 1861-1879: Album of photographs compiled on cruises aboard HMS Endymion with the Flying Squadron and in the Mediterranean
Reference: PA1-f-021-042-3
Description: Wellington, circa 1866, looking from The Terrace, across Willis Street (foreground), and towards the wharves and waterfront buildings on the Te Aro foreshore. Photograph possibly taken by W T L Travers. Note on back of file print reads "This photo is pre 1868 which was the year that the Methodist Church with the elaborate gothic spire was built on the corner of Cuba & Manners Street, Its predessor can be seen in this photo. This church was demolished in 1867..." Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Burial ground of the Taikuns at Shiba, Japan, by Felice A Beato (1825-1908?)
Date: Between 1867 and 1869
From: Fisher, Alexander, fl 1861-1879: Album of photographs compiled on cruises aboard HMS Endymion with the Flying Squadron and in the Mediterranean
By: Beato, Felice A, 1825-1908?
Reference: PA1-f-021-055
Description: Gateway and shrine at the entrance to the burial ground of the Taikuns, Shiba, Japan, taken between 1867 and 1869 by Felice A Beato (1825-1908?). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 24.2 x 29.8 cm mounted on album page
Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Date: between 1869-1870
From: Fisher, Alexander, fl 1861-1879: Album of photographs compiled on cruises aboard HMS Endymion with the Flying Squadron and in the Mediterranean
Reference: PA1-f-021-071-9
Description: Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, photographed between 1869-1870. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Fort Rupert Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 6.2 x 7.8 cm, mounted on to album page
View of a moat, Yedo
Date: Between 1867 and 1869
From: Fisher, Alexander, fl 1861-1879: Album of photographs compiled on cruises aboard HMS Endymion with the Flying Squadron and in the Mediterranean
By: Beato, Felice A, 1825-1908?
Reference: PA1-f-021-056-5
Description: View of Yedo, Japan, showing a moat with wooden buildings on the banks and a boat, photographed between 1867 and 1869, probably by Felice A Beato (1825-1908?). Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Moat in Yedo Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 13.3 x 18.4 cm, with rounded upper corners, on album page 39.6 x 32.5 cm
Whare-puni, or small sleeping house, Te Ore Ore Marae
Date: [c1870]
From: Fisher, Alexander, fl 1861-1879: Album of photographs compiled on cruises aboard HMS Endymion with the Flying Squadron and in the Mediterranean
By: Bragge, James, 1833-1908
Reference: PA1-f-021-043-1
Description: Photograph of Maori family group outside of a whare-puni (small sleeping house) at Te Ore Ore marae. Photograph taken by James Bragge circa 1865-1875. Inscriptions: Album page - bottom centre - Maori hut, Te Oreore Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).