Wallis, Samuel, 1728-1795 : Log book of HMS Dolphin during a voyage of discovery in the southern seas

The first section of the volume covers the period from 19 June 1766 up to 27 July 1767 and describes his voyage from England via Madeira and Cape Verde Island to Patagonia, then through the Straits of Magellan and previously unexplored parts of the Pacific, ending with an account of his stay at Tahiti which he named King George the Third's Island. The next entries are "Remarks made at Georges Island". The second section covers the period from his departure from Tahiti to his arrival back in England via Batavia and the Cape of Good Hope, 28 July 1767 to 10 June 1768. The end pages in the volume include notes on the "Character of Admiral Boscawen and "An account of what I delivered in at the Admiralty on my arrival. A wreath of hair. One hundred pearls..."

This log appears to be Wallis's own copy and the notes at the end on Admiral Boscawen etc are probably in his hand. An earlier draft of this log is held by the Mitchell Library in Sydney.

Relationship complexity - Microfilm copy of original log, 1766-1768, held by Mitchell Library, Sydney available at Micro-MS-0353. Their reference is J27951

Quantity: 1 volume(s) (273 pages).

Physical Description: Holograph (33 cm; blue morocco binding case)

Provenance: Purchased in 1912 by Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull from the English bookseller Quaritch for £250.

Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - 11, apparently unpublished, sketches in pen and ink wash of places visited by Wallis (B116/1-11).

Alternative form available: Partial typescript of entries 20 Jun-28 Jul 1767 (qMS-2113)