Marsack, Croft Augustus, 1824-1892: Sketchbook No 2

The first extant volume in a series of sketchbooks by Croft Augustus Marsack. Comprises table of contents followed by pencil and watercolour sketches numbered 33 to 76, dated 1848 to 1859.

The "Index to the sketches" lists the titles as follows:

- No. 33 Equihen with the warren coast in the distance.

- No. 34 The Green hills (Green hill flat) Condette warren.

- No. 35 Vimereux castle with point Alpreck in the distance.

- No. 36 Our house at Outreau from the gardens.

- No. 37 Le Portel church.

- No. 38 A farm at St Etienne.

- No. 39 Houses from the Liane and floodgate bridge beyond.

- No. 40 Valley of the Liane and Mont St Etienne.

- No. 41 The place where F Bateman shot himself (Great sea flat) Condette warren, with Mt St Frieux.

- No. 42 The Tour du Renard farm with point Grisnez in the distance.

- No. 43 The good hole in the Great sea flat (Condette warren).

- No. 44 St Leonard's church

- No. 45 Firs in the Great north flat (Condette warren).

- No. 46 Vimereux and it's harbour.

- No. 47 Alpreck lighthouse.

- No. 48 Our house at St Leonards from the high road.

- No. 49 The stone windmill on the Calais road looking towards Ouimille

- No. 50 Selak mill with Ambleteuse castle in the distance.

- No. 51 The forest of Hordelot from the Great flat (Condette warren).

- No. 52 Ouimille church with Mont Lambert in the distance.

- No. 53 The farm at the top of the hill on the road to Outreau.

- No. 54 The lighthouse at Beachy Head, looking towards Newhaven.

- No. 55 Westdean, near Seaford, Sussex.

- No. 56 Mr R Lovegrove's house at Caversham near Reading.

- No. 57 The Northern end of Papanui Bush Cant[erbur]y Set[tleme]nt New Zealand.

- No. 58 The Land Office with Messrs Barker's and Brittan's houses Christchurch.

- No. 59 The Waterloo Hôtel, Porirua road, Wellington NZ.

- No. 60 The church at Nelson, New Zealand.

- No. 61 The Government House, Sydney, Australia.

- No. 62 The Château d'Argnes, near Dieppe.

- No. 63 Entrance to the harbour of Dieppe.

- No. 64 Caversham Park House from Mr R Lovegrove's premises.

- No. 65 Auckland, New Zealand, from the Epsom Road.

- No. 66 Stricklands, residence of the Rev[ere]nd Charles Mackie, near Christchurch.

- No. 67 The cemetery Christchurch.

- No. 68 The Bricks wharf River Avon Christchurch with my house and Mr Beau.

- No. 69 Mrs Deans' house, at Riccarton Bush.

- No. 70 The Shag Rock and Sumner Bar.

- No. 71 Beulah on the Avon (back view).

- No. 72 Mr Hichin's house on the Avon.

- No. 73 Beulah on the Avon (front view).

- No. 74 Town of New Plymouth from the sea, and Mount-Egmont.

- No. 75 View of the Claireau looking towards Sellier's house.

- No. 76 The Château de Quéhen.

The captions from the preliminary index pages are not repeated on the sketches, which have the number inscribed in the top right and in many cases the year in the top left corner.

Title supplied by Library.

Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s).

Physical Description: Ink, pencil, and watercolour, in bound sketchbook, 46 leaves of watermarked paper, black cloth boards with printed ornamental frame design around title "Album", stationer's label on front pastedown "Watel | Libraire | Boulogne S. M.", 140 x 210 mm.

Fragile, requires handling support.