Person
Covington, Syms (1813 - 1861)
- Born
- 1813
Bedford, England - Died
- 19 February 1861
Pambula, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Natural history artist and Domestic servant
Summary
Syms Covington worked as a servant to Charles Darwin during his voyage around the world on the Beagle from 1831 to 1836.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Linnean Society of New South Wales - Records, 1826 - 1970, ML MSS 2009; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- Linnean Society of New South Wales - Records, 1880s - 1920s, Pic Acc 2026; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- Syms Covington - Records, 1931 - 1936, PX D41; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2374889. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/58396375. Details
- 'Covington, Syms (1814-1861)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-514069. Details
- Weitzel, Vern, ed., The Journal of Syms Covington: Assistant to Charles Darwin Esq. on the Second Voyage of the HMS Beagle, December 1831 - September 1836, A Bright Sparcs Publication, Australian Science Archives Project, Canberra, 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/covingto/contents.htm. Details
Digital resources
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 July 2012
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