RECORD: [Sulivan, Henry Norton]. 1909.05.27. Letter to A. E. Shipley (incomplete). McGill-CA-OSLER0-P110[.68]. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. See the Introduction and catalogue to the J.C. Simpson collection by John van Wyhe.
The picture referred to is said to be the original from which the engraving was based on page facing p. 351 of FitzRoy, 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836.
The picture is a water-colour painting entitled "Within sight of the Andes" the boats with FitzRoy and Darwin ascending the Santa Cruz river in 1833. The painting itself is not dated and was attributed to W. O. Brierley (1817-1894) when it was exhibited at Christ's College for the Darwin Exhibition in June 1909 with a note "Lent by H. N. Sulivan, Esq. (son of Admiral Sir B. Sulivan)" in Shipley, & Simpson eds. Darwin centenary: the portraits, prints and writings of Charles Robert Darwin, exhibited at Christ's College, Cambridge 1909, p. 5. However, the original was by Conrad Martens so tha the one lent by Sulivan was either a copy or misattributed.
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[in Shipley's hand:] Answered Accepted AES
Stirling Ho.
S. Farnborough
27 May. 9
Dear Sir,
Regarding the picture of the Beagle Expedition, I will send it in time. I think £30. would be sufficient for the Insurance. The subject is not a very picturesque one, only interesting. You will see a print of it on 351st. page of The Beagle's Voyages. Vol II.
"Santa Cruz" river} with boats of the Beagle not in print.
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