Oceania -- Discovery and exploration
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Log books: masters’ logs.
Collection
Identifier: Microfilm-78-29/46--78/46
Scope and Contents
Log books and masters' logs for the following ships of the British Admiralty on voyages to the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand: Roebuck, Gloucester, Crown, Hyaena, Perserverance, Sirius, Arrogant, Amboyna, Buffalo, Centurion, Gorgon, Hobart, Intrepid, Orpheus, Porpoise, Reliance, Resistance, Supply, Swift, Victorious, Calcutta, Daedalus, Dromedary, Chanticleer, Beagle, Blonde, Fox, Barracouta, La Sybille, Lady Nelson, Seaflower, Success, Suffolk and Lyra.
Dates:
1698 - 1836