John MacVicar (Ship)
Original journals and notes of Mr and Mrs Walter Turnbull
Date: 1825-1880
From: Turnbull, Walter 1823-1897 : Papers
Reference: MS-2176-2181
Description: Contains one account book and one notebook belonging to John Turnbull, two diaries of Walter Turnbull's voyage to New Zealand on the John MacVicar, one letter written by Mrs Turnbull on the same voyage, and photographs Source of title - Transcribed from spine of the box Quantity: 6 volume(s). Processing information: Items re-housed into a single box for conservation reasons. Original Alexander Turnbull housing (bound leather box) retained.
Turnbull, Walter, 1823-1897 : Journal of a voyage from London to New Zealand in the goo...
Date: Jul-Nov 1857
By: Turnbull, Walter, 1823-1897
Reference: MS-2175
Description: Walter Turnbull's diary of his voyage to New Zealand with his wife and his brother, Robert; plan of ship in pocket at the back Source of title - Transcribed Variations in title - On spine: Diary of a voyage Accompanying material - Printed accommodation plan of the ship in pocket on the back cover Quantity: 1 volume(s) (131 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (18cm, faded maroon, ¼ black morocco, black linen slip case)
Extracts from the log of the ship John Macvicar from the commencement to the end of her...
Date: 1857 - 1864
From: Florance, Augustus (Dr), 1812-1879 : Log books and notes on New Zealand
Reference: MS-0786
Description: Also contains extracts from `The sailor's hornbook for the law of storms ... etc' and other miscellaneous notes
Artist unknown :Plan of the poop accommodation of the beautiful full poop frigate-built...
Date: 1857
By: Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
Reference: 1/2-048401
Description: Plan of the poop deck for the ship John McVicar, with cabin number one marked as being for Walter and Alexandrina Turnbull. Reproduced in McCormick, E. H. 'Alexander Turnbull: his life, his circle, his collections' (Wellington, 1974)l. No source given for the image; however the original appears to be held in the Manuscripts and Archives collection, MS-2175, Journal of a voyage from London to New Zealand in the good ship John MacVicar, Jul-Nov 1857. Walter and Alexa Turnbull came out to New Zealand in this ship in 1857. Inscriptions: Recto - top left - Mr Turnbull [in pencil, written across cabin number 1]. Additional printed title information (after the ship's name) reads: A1 for 12 years. John Smith Commander. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Photograph of an engraving