Porcher, Edwin Augustus, 1824-1878, 63. Malta. Part of Valetta, and Floriana, with H.M.S. Harpy in the Dockyard Creek. March 22, 1858, 1858 March 22
- Call Number:
- MSS 38
- Creator:
- Porcher, Edwin Augustus, 1824-1878
- Title(s):
- 63. Malta. Part of Valetta, and Floriana, with H.M.S. Harpy in the Dockyard Creek. March 22, 1858
- Date:
- 1858 March 22
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: Drawings
- Part of Collection:
- Oversize 2
- Provenance:
- E.A. Porcher donated 16 drawings related to his Cyrene expedition to the British Museum in 1865. He left his remaining papers and watercolor works to Lieut. Col. Cecil Du Pre Penton Powney (b. 1862), his sister’s surviving son, who donated views, plans and elevations from the Cyrene expedition to the British Museum in 1894. The remaining manuscripts and drawings were inherited by Powney’s daughter, Beryl Wyndham Powney (c. 1896 -1976). Several components of the Porcher collection were sold by private dealers beginning in the 1970s (see 'Related Archival Materials Note' for Porcher holdings in other institutional collections).
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- Porcher was appointed the command of the small paddle wheel HMS Harpy on May 1, 1858 replacing the ailing Lieutenant Bruce, to transport the archaeologist Nathan Davis to Tunisia. Porcher and crew were essential to Nathan Davis’s archaeological mission, not only assisting with excavation work but transporting removed sculptures and pavement from the dig sites.
- Additional Notes:
- B1977.14.22158
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor, body color, on medium-thick beige paper, affixed to card mount ; sheet 26 x 36 cm, mount 36.5 x 52 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Pictorial works, Diaries, Letters, and Ships' logs
- Subject Terms:
- Anglo-Burmese War, 2nd, 1852AntiquitiesAntiquities, RomanChronColoniesDescription and travelExcavations (Archaeology)FortificationHarborsHistory, NavalJunksNavigationPagodasPiracyPiratesPunic antiquitiesShipsTemplesVoyages and travels
- Subject Period:
- 1849-18611850-1900
- Associated Places:
- AsiaBurmaCarthage (Extinct city)ChinaChina SeaCyrene (Extinct city)East AsiaFurjana (Malta)Gozo Island (Malta)Grand Harbour (Malta)Great BritainGuangzhou (China)Hong Kong (China)MaltaMellieh̳a (Malta)Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State)Qrendi (Malta)SingaporeTrincomalee (Sri Lanka)Tunis (Tunisia)TunisiaUtica (Extinct city)Valletta (Malta)
- Associated People/Groups:
- Harpy (Ship : 1845-1909)
- Finding Aid Title:
- Edwin Augustus Porcher Collection
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2840
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2840?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1