A voyage for whaling and discovery round C. Horn into the Pacific Oceans [manuscript] : under the protection of the right honorable lords commissioners of the Admiralty / by James Colnett, lieutenant in the Royal Navy and commander of the merchant ship Rattler, 1793, 1794

Author/creator Colnett, James author.
Other author Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser.
Format Electronic
PublicationMarlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018.
Description1 online resource
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.exploration.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/NL_VAULT_Ayer_MS_3047
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Summary Description: Illustrated journal of a voyage from England to the Baja California and back, via Cape Horn. Includes both narrative and excerpts from the ship's journal, covering the conditions endured by the party, metrological observations, latitude and longitude, terrain, plant and animal life, the availability of water, and French and Spanish interests in the region. Features 28 watercolour drawings of terrain and wildlife, and 11 maps. Dedicated to the Earl of Chatham, First Lord of the Admiralty.
General noteAMDigital Reference: VAULT Ayer MS 3047.
Original versionReproduction of: A voyage for whaling and discovery round C. Horn into the Pacific Oceans [manuscript] : under the protection of the right honorable lords commissioners of the Admiralty / by James Colnett, lieutenant in the Royal Navy and commander of the merchant ship Rattler, 1793, 1794 1 Jan 1793 - 13 Dec 1794.
Location of originalThe Newberry Library
Copyright noteThe Newberry Library
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource (viewed on May 28, 2018).

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