| Bib ID |
2245884 |
| Format |
Manuscript, Online, Online - Google Books |
| Author |
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| Online Versions |
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| Access Conditions |
Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Description |
1777-1779
1 v. (29 fol., 61 p.)
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| Summary |
MS "Journal of the account of Otaheite and our transactions there" (Sept. 1777-Jan. 1778), (28 ff.), also a page containing a chart of Trarabon. MS "Journal of the account of the death of Capt. James Cook on Owhyee in the Sandwich Islands, January 1779" and "Description of the country of Kamtschatka from April 1779". The journal ends abruptly (61 p. quarto). Also an extract from sales catalogue printed ca. 1925.
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| Biography/History |
Captain in the Royal Navy.
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| Notes |
Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 690.
Also available on microfilm.
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| Cited In |
Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; A985.
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| Reproduction |
Typescript transcripts.
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| Index/Finding Aid Note |
Descriptive list (2 p.) available. |
| Subjects |
Home, Alexander, - Captain - Diaries. | Cook, James, - 1728-1779 - Assassination. | Voyages around the world. | Ship captains - Great Britain - Diaries. | Tahiti - Description and travel.
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| Time Coverage |
1777-1779 |
| Occupation |
Ship captains. |