Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- American
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 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