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Illustrations for various chapters of 'Narrative of the Voyage of H.M. Vessels Leven and Barracouta' by Thomas Boteler. (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/13-27
Fifteen illustrations, some coloured, some monochrome, of people, landscapes and articles from various coastal parts of Mozabique, and Madagascar, and the West Coast of Africa.
Letter book kept by Commander Thomas Boteler, R.N., HMS HECLA, 1826-1829. (Manuscript) 1826-1829 BTL/2/2
Letter book kept by Commander Thomas Boteler, R.N., HMS HECLA from 1826 to 1829.
Illustrations: "Portuguese Land at Quillimane, Page 15 Ch 6 / No. 21". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/17
Black ink drawing of a church, possibly the cathedral which still survives, at Quelimane (Boteler has used an approximate spelling of the name). The town originated as a Swahili trade centre, and then grew as a slave market.…
Illustrations: "St Mary Madagascar / Chapter IV" and "A dance at St Mary Madagascar / Chapter IV". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/16
Two black ink drawings, one for the man in the hat with a caged bird (see BTL/2/1/13) titled "St Mary Madagascar" and the other depicting four women dancing, or possibly the same woman depicted in four different positions.
Illustrations: "Marimbah, Cafanjah, Two musical instruments of St Mary Madagascar, Page 15 Ch 8 / No. 20". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/18
Black ink and watercolour drawings of four musical instruments: top drawing is a percussion instrument, labelled "Marimbah", the middle drawing is a thumb-piano labelled "Cafanjah" (approximate transcription), and the lower two drawings depict two musical instruments of Madagasca…
Illustration: "Hats of the Portuguese at St Michael / No. 46". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/27
Black ink and watercolour drawing of a man wearing a blue hat with a wide brim at the front and a long hanging piece of fabric at the back. Drawn three times: first from the back, then the front, then the right side. St Michael is known as São Miguel or The Green Island, the largest of the Azores.
Illustration: "Ahoombah the shell / Sofala, Sept 21, 1823". (Manuscript) 1823 BTL/2/1/30
Black ink drawing of a thumb-piano, a traditional African musical instrument, decorated with shells.
Illustration: "Peasantry of Teneriffe, March 18, 1822". (Manuscript) 1822 BTL/2/1/28
Black ink and watercolour drawing of three women, one sitting by a windmill, one on a donkey, and one standing.
Illustration: "Arab fan (half the proper size) page 21 Ch 4 / No. 19". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/14
Ink and watercolour drawing of a densely patterned fan, which appears to be a square of woven material with Arabic script and a geometric border in red, black and brown, attached to a white stick.
Illustration without title or annotation, of the interior of a wooden building. (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/33
Black ink drawing of the interior of a room in a wooden structure, housing some sort of machine or contraption, and two individuals, one carrying a knife and a spear, the other may be a woman.
Illustration: "Madagascan utensils etc Page 3 Ch 12 / No. 32". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/20
Black ink and watercolour drawing of agricultural tools, a spear, a drinking or cooking vessel and possibly a sieve.
Illustration: "Malegasch charm - real size, alligators teeth / No. 33". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/21
Black ink and watercolour drawing of a brightly coloured blue, red yellow and brown object, which appears to be a cylinder shape, with three alligator teeth pointing out of one end. "Malegasch" is a term Boteler sometimes uses in his writing to describe people or things from Madagascar.
Illustration: "Chief at Fernando Po page 26 Ch 19 / No. 44". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/26
Black ink and watercolour drawing of an African chief with a spear and a very distinctive hat decorated with two small skulls. Fernando Po is an island now known as Bioko, which lies 32 km off the west coast of Africa, and is now the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea.…
Illustration: "St Mary Madagascar, natives spearing fish / Chapter 4". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/15
Black ink drawing of two people in a small boat, one about to spear a fish, and one steering the boat. Very faint traces of an erased drawing of a woman dancing are visible.
Illustration: "Native of St Mary Madagascar, Page 13 Ch 4 / No. 14". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/13
Ink and watercolour drawing of a man in a yellow-green hat and a loose striped garment, beside a caged bird. "St Mary Madagascar" in the title probably refers to the Island of Sainte-Marie, also known as Nosy Boraha, off the East Coast of Madagascar.
Illustrations to Chapter Two ("Delagoa") of 'Narrative of the Voyage of H.M. Vessels Leven and Barracouta' by Thomas Boteler. (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/2-12
Eleven illustrations marked "Chapter 2" or similar, of landscapes, objects, people and scenes from Delagoa (now known as Maputo). See page level records for descriptions of each.
Illustration: "Delagoa necklace of medicinal roots / Chapter 2". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/8
Black ink drawing of a necklace, possibly to scale. A smaller coloured drawing of the same object can be found in BTL/2/1/4.
Illustration: "An Oratontah / Ch II". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/12
Black ink and watercolour drawing (over pencil sketch) of a man with a spear and shield. See description of Oratoulah chief on pages 47-49 of the 'Narrative of the Voyage of H.M. Vessels Leven and Barracouta' by Thomas Boteler (BTL/2/1/1).
Illustration: "English River Delagoa Bay / No. 3". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/2
Panoramic view of the mouth of the English River (also known as Espírito Santo) at Delagoa Bay (Maputo Bay), drawn in black ink.
Illustration: "Delagoa Utensils Etc / No. 7". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/4
Watercolour and black ink drawing of articles from Delagoa Bay, including a headrest, necklace, razor, cup, pipe, spoons, granary, snuff box, agricultural tools and weapons. Annotated with pencil.
Illustration: "Delagoa Hut Page 11 Chapter 2 / No. 3". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/3
Watercolour and black ink drawing of a hut with a fenced courtyard on the coast at Delagoa. Inside the courtyard five individuals are depicted, one of whom is cooking over a fire. A survey vessel can be seen anchored in the distance.
Illustration: "Misery of the Delagoan refugees / No. 11". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/7
Black ink drawing of a riverbank in Delagoa, with three small vessels and three individuals in the foreground, and a larger number of people next to their possessions in the background.…
Un-numbered illustrations or studies for 'Narrative of the Voyage of H.M. Vessels Leven and Barracouta' by Thomas Boteler. (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/28-34
Seven illustrations, some coloured, some monochrome, of people and articles from various coastal parts of Africa.
Loose papers relating to Commander Thomas Boteler. (Manuscript) 1826-1829 BTL/2/3
Edinburgh review piece; Cutting from Jamaica Courant, 14 August 1823; BARRACOUTAS Officers on leaving England; Ode to the memory of Cmdr.…