Summary |
Description: The logbook for HMS Dolphin during its second circumnavigation, separated into seven volumes. Includes details of the journey through the South Seas, the Strait of Magellan, and of Osnaburgh Island (King George III Island) with descriptions of the landscape, being attacked by indigenous peoples, trading with indigenous peoples and descriptions of the indigenous peoples themselves. Includes remarks on Tinian, part of the Mariana Islands in the Pacific, and the journey from Tinian towards Batavia and along the coast of Patagonia. Also features details on life and conditions aboard the Dolphin, weather conditions, and navigational data. |
General note | AMDigital Reference: ADM 51/4541. |
Original version | Reproduction of: Captains' logs: Dolphin, F Wilkinson, W Luke, H West, Douglas and B Butler 19 Jun 1766 - 22 Oct 1767. |
Location of original | The National Archives, UK |
Copyright note | The National Archives, UK |
Source of description | Description based on online resource (viewed on May 28, 2018). |