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Barnes, L A W, fl 1875 : Log book of a Pacific tour aboard HMS Minotaur, HMS Pearl and ...
Date: 21 Aug 1872-15 May 1873, 22 May 1873-20 Sept 1875
By: Barnes, L A W, active 1872-1875
Reference: MSY-6144
Description: Log book kept by Barnes while he was serving aboard HMS Minotaur, HMS Pearl and HMS Sappho. During the first voyage HMS Minotaur travelled from Portsmouth to Lisbon, Madeira and Gibraltar. During the second voyage HMS Pearl and HMS Sappho travelled from Portsmouth to Lisbon, Cape of Good Hope, Perth, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania, Adelaide and New Hebrides. During the second voyage Barnes was aboard HMS Sappho for most of the month of August 1875. The log book contains nautical entries, facts, maps and watercolours relating to the voyages. After the October 3rd 1874 entry, there is a longer commentary on the recovery of the ship McGregor off the coast of Fiji. Relationship complexity - See Micro-MS-Coll-20 for items relating to these voyages Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Processing information: Digitisation details - Volume includes inserted maps and sketches. These pages have been digitised in situ.