Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

Date: 1821 - 1830

From: Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

By: Burt, John, active 1815-1851

Reference: E-249-q-025

Description: Looking down into a flat area at the foot of a hill, with Napoleon's grave surrounded by a picket fence with willows and other trees. A sentry box stands by the entrance on the right, a stone wall winds up the hill and there is a stone building further up the hill to the right Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title and attribution in pencil; On separate piece of paper, loose in album, in ink in the hand of J. Burt. Tomb of Napoleon. St Helena. Sketch'd by J. B. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and ink on card glued to album page, 142 x 225 mm

Date: 1840

From: Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

Reference: E-249-q-032

Description: Napoleon's tomb, with large willow trees growing above it, a ghostly figure suggested between the trunks of the trees to the left Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, glued to loose album page, with clipped poem glued below, image 131 x 93 mm

Date: 1830

From: Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

By: Burt, John, active 1815-1851

Reference: E-249-q-002

Description: A view of large European buildings on a riverbank in Saugor, central India. There are rowboats in the river, one inscribed Ship Bombay. Part of a larger sailing ship, possibly the Bombay, is visible on the right, tied up in the river Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - in red brushpoint: J. Burt. Saugor 1830 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card glued to album page, 161 x 222 mm

Date: 1830

From: Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

By: Burt, John, active 1815-1851

Reference: E-249-q-020-1

Description: A large mosque and minaret with other surrounding buildings Other Titles - Kitub Minar, Kutub, Kutb Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - in pencil: Kottub Minar. Further inscriptions in ink partly visible on verso, glued down to album page A 700-year old mosque in Delhi Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper glued to album page, 111 x 80 mm

Date: 1845 - 1891 - 1851

From: Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

By: Simpson, William, 1823-1899

Reference: E-249-q-001

Description: A decorative title page for a scrapbook. Includes a pattern of naval insignia on the left sidea and a decorative border along the top Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - in blue brushpoint. W. S. 1891 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card glued to album page, 172 x 129 mm Provenance: William Simpson had a family connection with John Burt, and may be the compiler of the scrapbook and artist of this title page. The volume was donated along with work by William Simpson, by Mrs Penelope Hewitt, nee Simpson

Date: 1830

From: Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

By: Beale, Anthony, 1817-1880

Reference: E-249-q-021

Description: A view across a broad river (a tributary of the Ganges), with sails on the water. A large tree and two small houses are on the riverbank in the right foreground, with several figures seated or standing nearby Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - in penci. Banks of the River Hoogly. A. Beale Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card glued to album page, 114 x 169 mm

Date: 1840 - 1813

From: Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

Reference: E-249-q-005

Description: Napoleon Bonaparte, brooding, seated back-to-front on a chair, three soldiers behind him The Battle of Bautzen, Saxony, Germany, took place in 1813 and was a victory for the French forces against the combined Prussian and Russian armies Other Titles - On the eve of the battle of Bautzen [translation] Inscriptions: Recto - top left - in ink: Adelphi, V. D. L. [i.e. Van Diemen's Land, Tasmania] 1840. Title in ink in Portuguese below engraving. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, 69 x 50 mm glued to card, glued into album

Date: 1825 - 1830

From: Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

By: Burt, John, active 1815-1851

Reference: E-249-q-020-2

Description: A mediaeval tower on a headland with the setting or rising sun behind it. In the foreground are fishing pots and two women with a cart being drawn by a donkey Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card glued to album page, 61 x 110 mm

Date: 1833

From: Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

By: Burt, John, active 1815-1851

Reference: E-249-q-019

Description: A view of a bungalow surrounded by floodwaters in a hurricane. Several figures are tossed by waves on a raft in the right foreground, and a cow is also in the water. The drawing is surrounded by descriptive text about the transformation of a peaceful and thriving settlement after a hurricane Other Titles - Sagar Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - in ink: title, date, initials. Also surrounding text in ink in the same hand. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card glued to page tipped in to album, 90 x 151 mm