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Oceania -- Discovery and exploration

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Log Books, Captains' logs

 Collection
Identifier: Microfilm-78-7/28-78-47/50
Scope and Contents Log books and Captains' logs of various ships of the British Navy, namely the Furnace, Gorgon, Gloucester, Hyaena, Fox, Intrepid, Chatham, Hindostan, Blonde, Adventure, Assistant, Discovery, Resolution, Dolphin, Endeavour, Providence, and Swallow. These log books and journals were kept by various crew members on voyages to the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the usual details about weather and the ships' movements, these records often contain personal comments of the...
Dates: 1740-1826