Journal of a voyage round the world in his Majesty's ship Glatton, 1802-1803 [manuscript]

Bib ID:
2949651
Format:
Manuscript
Author:
Colnett, James, 1755?-1806
Access Conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.
Description:
  • [1802-1803]
  • 104 p. (1 v.)
Summary:

Captain James Colnett's journal of the voyage from England to New South Wales with convicts and free settlers on board the repurposed naval ship HMS Glatton. Colnett's journal provides both a record of the brief use of naval warships as convict transports and his own observations about the colony of New South Wales at that time.

Biography/History:

James Colnett was an officer of the British Royal Navy, an explorer, and a maritime fur trader. He served under James Cook during Cook's second voyage of exploration. Further biographical information available at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-803082

Notes:
Manuscript reference no.: MS 164.
Subject:
Time Coverage:
1802-1803
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