Drawings made by Edward Henry Columbine in Sierra Leone, 1810-1811.
Drawings made by Columbine while he was in Sierra Leone as governor of the colony in 1810-1811. Including detailed pencil drawings of buildings in Freetown and the fort on Bunce Island.
COM 02/41 [A: View showing a profile of the coast around Freetown, Sierra Leone, taken at anchor in 8 fathoms]
Drawings C1 to C4 form a continuous panorama of Freetown, seen from the anchorage, dated February 1810.
COM 02/49 [C1: Approaches to Freetown, Davies’ Point and Falconbridge Battery]
COM 02/50 [Strip with annotations to the drawing C2]
COM 02/51 [C2: Fort Thornton and the proposed government house]
COM 02/52 [C3: Land between Sugar Loaf and Signal Hill]
COM 02/53 [C4: King Tom’s Point and Pirates Bay]
Drawings D1, D2, D3 and D4 were all done in Water Street, Freetown, and form a panorama showing buildings on both sides, dated 1811.
COM 02/42 [Strip with annotations to the drawing D2]
COM 02/43 [D1: Part of Water Street, including the stone house owned by Mr Craig]
COM 02/46 [Strip with annotations to the drawing D2]
COM 02/47 [D2: Continuation of the above, including the block house]
COM 02/44 [Strip with annotations to the drawing D3]
COM 02/45 [D3: Continuation of the above, including the site of the intended government house]
COM 02/48 [D4: Continuation of the above, including the old dispensary]
Drawings E, F, G and H were all done in Water Street, progressing from the old dispensary to the eastward.
COM 02/55 [Strip with annotations to the drawing E]
COM 02/56 [E: Water Street, Freetown, including the block house, dated 1811]
COM 02/39 [Strip with annotations to the drawing F ]
COM 02/40 [F: Water Street, Freetown, including Charlotte Street, the present government house and old dispensary, dated 1811]
COM 02/37 [G: Water Street, Freetown, dated 1811]
COM 02/38 [H: East Street, taken from the north side of Water Street, Freetown, dated 1810. Mr Smith’s coffee plantation, Leicester mountain and Union Tower are shown in the background.]
COM 02/36 Scene in the fort at Bunce Island, Sierra Leone, dated 1811.
COM 02/54 Profile of Bunce Island from the west and panoramas of all the surrounding islands as seen from Bunce Island, dated 1811.
COM 02/41 [A: View showing a profile of the coast around Freetown, Sierra Leone, taken at anchor in 8 fathoms]
Drawings C1 to C4 form a continuous panorama of Freetown, seen from the anchorage, dated February 1810.
COM 02/49 [C1: Approaches to Freetown, Davies’ Point and Falconbridge Battery]
COM 02/50 [Strip with annotations to the drawing C2]
COM 02/51 [C2: Fort Thornton and the proposed government house]
COM 02/52 [C3: Land between Sugar Loaf and Signal Hill]
COM 02/53 [C4: King Tom’s Point and Pirates Bay]
Drawings D1, D2, D3 and D4 were all done in Water Street, Freetown, and form a panorama showing buildings on both sides, dated 1811.
COM 02/42 [Strip with annotations to the drawing D2]
COM 02/43 [D1: Part of Water Street, including the stone house owned by Mr Craig]
COM 02/46 [Strip with annotations to the drawing D2]
COM 02/47 [D2: Continuation of the above, including the block house]
COM 02/44 [Strip with annotations to the drawing D3]
COM 02/45 [D3: Continuation of the above, including the site of the intended government house]
COM 02/48 [D4: Continuation of the above, including the old dispensary]
Drawings E, F, G and H were all done in Water Street, progressing from the old dispensary to the eastward.
COM 02/55 [Strip with annotations to the drawing E]
COM 02/56 [E: Water Street, Freetown, including the block house, dated 1811]
COM 02/39 [Strip with annotations to the drawing F ]
COM 02/40 [F: Water Street, Freetown, including Charlotte Street, the present government house and old dispensary, dated 1811]
COM 02/37 [G: Water Street, Freetown, dated 1811]
COM 02/38 [H: East Street, taken from the north side of Water Street, Freetown, dated 1810. Mr Smith’s coffee plantation, Leicester mountain and Union Tower are shown in the background.]
COM 02/36 Scene in the fort at Bunce Island, Sierra Leone, dated 1811.
COM 02/54 Profile of Bunce Island from the west and panoramas of all the surrounding islands as seen from Bunce Island, dated 1811.
Record Details
| Item reference: | CMP/50/2/7; XXX2971 COM/02 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 21 items |
| Date made: | circa 1782-1811; circa 1802 circa 1803 circa 1782-1790 circa 1791-1796 circa 1802-1811 circa 1809-1811 1810-1811 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Drawings made by Edward Henry Columbine in the West Indies, circa 1782-1790. (Manuscript) (CMP/50/2/1)
- Drawings made by Edward Henry Columbine in Ireland and Scotland, circa 1792-1796 (Manuscript) (CMP/50/2/2)
- Drawings made by Edward Henry Columbine in Norway, circa 1791-1796. (Manuscript) (CMP/50/2/3)
- Drawings made by Edward Henry Columbine in the north Atlantic, circa 1802. (Manuscript) (CMP/50/2/4)
- Drawings made by Edward Henry Columbine in Trinidad, circa 1803. (Manuscript) (CMP/50/2/5)
- Drawings made by Edward Henry Columbine in Senegal, circa 1809-1811. (Manuscript) (CMP/50/2/6)
- Drawings made by Edward Henry Columbine in Sierra Leone, 1810-1811. (Manuscript) (CMP/50/2/7)
- Drawings by Edward Henry Columbine, mainly showing locations in Kent, Sussex and Hampshire, undated. (Manuscript) (CMP/50/2/8)
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