Share this item
Share on Facebook
Share on

Connect with National Library of Australia

Contact this content partner to get more information about this item.

Website
Location
Facebook
Instagram
X
YouTube
Proclamation on behalf of Her Most Gracious Majesty Victoria..., establishing a protectorate... adjacent thereto : ... I, James Elphinstone Erskine... declare and proclaim the establishment of such protectorate over such portions... as is... described in the schedule... / (Sd) James Elphinstone Erskine.
More about this text from National Library of Australia via Trove C6ED1FCD-CD72-4643-8B37-1933F1DA8BE3
Connect with content partner
More from this content partner
More from this collection
Share this item
Report this item
Copyright & Usage terms

Proclamation on behalf of Her Most Gracious Majesty Victoria..., establishing a protectorate... adjacent thereto : ... I, James Elphinstone Erskine... declare and proclaim the establishment of such protectorate over such portions... as is... described in the schedule... / (Sd) James Elphinstone Erskine.

Description:
"Schedule: all that portion of the southern shores of New Guinea commencing from... the 141st meridian of east longitude to East Cape, with all islands adjacent... south of East Cape to Kosmann Island inclusive, together with the islands in the Goschen Straits, and also the D'Entrecasteaux Group, and smaller islands adjacent."
Display date:
1884
Location:
Papua New Guinea
Format:
Book
Collections:
National Library of Australia
Publisher:
[s.n.]
Content partner:
National Library of Australia
Availability:
Not specified
  • Share, Modify
    Copyright status: Share, modify
    Find out more about what you are able to do with this item
    More information
    National Library of Australia has this to say about the rights status of this item:

    No known copyright restrictions http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

    What can I do with this item?
    Non-infringing use
    Non-infringing use
    NZ copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work, and this item may be hosted by an international institute or organisation. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.
    Share it
    Share it
    This item is suitable for copying and sharing with others, without further permission.
    Modify it
    Modify it
    This item is suitable for modifying, remixing and building upon, without further permission.
    Check about commercial use
    Check about commercial use
    You'll need to confirm with the copyright holder using this item for commercial purposes.
Remember or recognise anything about this item? Let us know!

We would love to share your stories, thoughts, and memories on digitalpasifik.org

Contribute your story
Related items
Canoes of New Caledonia / James Elphinstone Erskine
National Library of Australia
Image New Caledonia Online
Port Moresby in 1884, when Commodore Erskine hoisted the Union Jack and established the Protectorate of British New Guinea (now Papua)
National Library of Australia
Image Papua New Guinea Online
USMC 101255: General Erskine and labor leaders
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
Video Guam
National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia
Welcome and warm Pasifik greetings

The information on this site has been gathered from our content partners.

The names, terms, and labels that we present on the site may contain images or voices of deceased persons and may also reflect the bias, norms, and perspective of the period of time in which they were created. We accept that these may not be appropriate today.

If you have any concerns or questions about an item, please contact us.