Samuel Wilkes 1822 diary onboard HMS HECLA detailing life in the North West Passage
| Author/creator | Wilkes, Samuel author. |
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://www.lifeatsea.amdigital.co.uk/documents/detail/samuel-wilkes-1822-diary-onboard-hms-hecla-detailing-life-in-the-north-west-passage/20567855 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2186 |
| Summary | Diary kept by S Wilkes, Petty Officer, on board HMS HECLA, July -September 1822 covering the second voyage under Parry of HMS HECLA and HMS FURY in search of the North West Passage, with many details such as whale hunting; meeting 21 Inuit's with more than 40 dogs with them; lifting HECLA out of the water when it became trapped in ice and the ship falling to the side on the ice; the finding of Amherst Island by Captain Lyon; ill crew members one with a 10 yard tapeworm after eating a bear. |
| General note | AMDigital Reference:JOD/321. |
| General note | National Maritime Museum, UK: Journals And Diaries (JOD). |
| Original version | Reproduction of: Samuel Wilkes 1822 diary onboard HMS HECLA detailing life in the North West Passage, 2 Jul - 9 Aug 1822. |
| Location of original | National Maritime Museum, UK |
| Copyright note | © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |