IDNO

LS.109265.TC1

Description

On Catalogue Card: "Murray Is.
Murray Islanders bartering with officers
& men of the "Fly", 1845.
(fr. Jukes: "Voyage of the Fly")
Jukes is seen (w. bears) sitting in centre." [manuscript in ink]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; Torres Strait; Mer [Murray Island]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Jukes

Photographer

Melville, Herman [Artist]

Collector / Expedition

Jukes [Author]

Date

1845

Collection Name

Teaching Slide CollectionHaddon Unmounted Collection

Source

Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr)

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Publication: Image published in 'Recording Kastom: Alfred Haddon’s Journals from his Expeditions to the Torres Strait and New Guinea, 1888–89, 1898–99', Edited by Anita Herle and Jude Philp (Sydney University Press), Fig 4.7, and captioned: Lantern slide of engraving by Herman Melville from The Voyage of the Fly (1845) depicting Jukes (standing in the centre) and crew in their boat surrounded by Meriam men who are eager to trade. MAA LS.109265." [JD 10/03/2020]