Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- American
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Pickering journal.
Item
Identifier: Microfilm-1535
Scope and Contents
The journal of Charles Pickering in his handwriting, kept by him while on the United States Exploring Expedition (Wilkes Commander). This journal contains detailed descriptions of various islands in the Pacific, including Hawaii, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Coral Islands as well as descriptions of S.E. Australia, Antarctic continent, Chile and Peru.
Dates:
16 September 1838 - 28 November 1841
Charles Pickering letters to Mary Pickering.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-A-162
Scope and Contents
Letters to his cousin, Mary O. Pickering, written on board U.S. Ship Vincennes, 1839-1841, at Callao, Feejee Islands and Sandwich Islands. Associated materials: Microfilm 1535.
Dates:
1839-1841
Records of the United States Exploring expedition.
Collection
Identifier: Microfilm-1601/1619
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the records of the United States Exploring Expedition under the command of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, 1838-1842. The contents of the collection are: Reels 1,2 and 3. Journal of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes aboard the Vincennes and the Porpoise, v.1: August 10 1838-February 2 1940. v.2: February 3 1840-December 26 1840. v.3: December 27 1840-June 9 1842. Reel 4 Anonymous journal kept aboard the Vincennes, August 9 1838-October 22 1840. Reel 5 Journal of John W.W. Dyes...
Dates:
1838 - 1842