Diary, Alfred Chapman

Object detail

Brief Description

Handwritten diary by Alfred Chapman, January 1856. Describes a journey from Hawke's Bay to Wellington with a mob of sheep. Illustrated by the author with pencil sketches of each camp en route.

Maker

Alfred Chapman; 1828; 03 Jan 1874

Production date

1856

Production place

Elsthorpe/Central Hawke's Bay/Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1850s/19th Century

Media/Materials description

Hand written in pencil with drawings; soft cover.

Media/Materials

Paper/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Black/Ink/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 200 x 160mm

Classification terms

Book
Diary
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Alfred Chapman; 1828; 03 Jan 1874

Subject period

1850s/19th Century

Subject date

1856

Current rights

Public Domain

Other number(s)

6642, 091 Cha, 23777

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Place made

Elsthorpe Central Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Sheep farming Agriculture Archive classification

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