Journal of Lieutenant George Peard, first lieutenant on HMS Blossom

Summary Description: Account of a voyage to the Pacific under William Beechey, intended to meet with William Parry and John Franklin in Alaska. The volume contains descriptions of a number of islands and settlements visited by the expedition, and the narrative of John Adam (alias Alexander Smith), a survivor of the Bounty mutiny, which was first obtained in full on this occasion. Adam's narrative considers both the mutiny itself and the history of the mutineers' settlement on Pitcairn.
General noteAMDigital Reference: Add MS 35141.
Original versionReproduction of: Journal of Lieutenant George Peard, first lieutenant on HMS Blossom 19 May 1825 - 31 May 1828.
Location of originalBritish Library
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Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource (viewed on May 28, 2018).

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