Journal 1838-1842 [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 2090339
- Format:
- Manuscript and Microform
- Author:
- Alden, James
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference.
- Description:
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- Canberra Pacific Manuscripts Bureau [19--]
- One microfilm reel 35 mm.
- Series:
- PMB ; 89.
- Summary:
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The journal gives an account - but not a day-by-day account - of the Vincennes' voyage which took in the Tuamotu Archipelago, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, the Antarctic, Hawaii, the Gilbert, Ellice and Marshall Islands.
- Biography/History:
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Alden was an officer in the sloop-of-war Vincennes, the flagship of the United States Exploring Expedition which spent four years in the Pacific under the command of Commodore Charles Wilkes.
- Notes:
- Microfilm copy of original held by Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1838-1842
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1991
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