MANUSCRIPT
Log book on board His Majesty's ship Eagle, kept by James Cook, Master's Mate, commencing 27th June 1755 and ending the 31st December 1756
- Date
- 27 Jun 1755-31 Dec 1756
- By
- Cook, James, 1728-1779
- Reference
- qMS-0537
- Description
Source of title - Title page
Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.03 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph (33 cm; vellum binding, in blue morocco slip case)
Provenance: Purchased by Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull from Arthur Kitson, ca 1907. See McCormick, E H "Alexander Turnbull...", p 212 for details of the log's purchase by Alexander Turnbull, ca 1907. It had been formerly owned by a Professor Morris of Melbourne, Australia.
Processing information: Digitisation details - Accompanying notes and sewing threads also digitised at the beginning of the structure map.
- Additional description
Fragile item, not to be issued.
Alternative form available: Photocopies at qMS-0538 and qMS-0539
Microfilm at MS-Copy-Micro-0224
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Log book on board His Majesty's ship Eagle, kept by James Cook, Master's Mate, commencing 27th June 1755 and ending the 31st December 1756
- Format
- 1 volume(s), 0.03 Linear Metres, Manuscripts, Holograph (33 cm; vellum binding, in blue morocco slip case)
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