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Bell, Edward, fl 1791-1794 : Journal of voyage in HMS Chatham to the Pacific Ocean
- Date
- Jan 1791-Feb 1794
- By
- Bell, Edward, active 1791-1794Broughton, William Robert, 1762-1821
- Reference
- qMS-2071-2073
- Description
Journal of the voyage of the Armed Tender, HMS Chatham, captained by Lieutenant William Robert Broughton. HMS Chatham was one of the ships under the command of Captain Vancouver in his exploration of the Pacific and of the North American coast.
Describes the voyage from England via Cape of Good Hope to Australia and New Zealand; activity at Dusky Sound, the discovery of the Chatham Islands, the voyage to Tahiti, with descriptions of the inhabitants, and of the Bounty mutineers. The voyage to Hawaii, with a description of the islands and their inhabitants, followed by the voyage to Canada and the Californian coast, before returning to Hawaii. Bell gives full accounts of the places and inhabitants visited.
Publication - See: `[The journal of Edward Bell] from the time of the Chatham's being put in commission till her departure from England', by Edward Bell and Charles H Read.
Edward Bell was the Clerk aboard the HMS Chatham during Vancouver's voyage in the Pacific Ocean, 1790-1795.
Quantity: 3 volume(s).
Physical Description: Holographs & typed transcript
Finding Aids: Detailed inventory of the journal available..
Provenance: Formerly in possession of Mr R T Pritchett. Purchased by A H Turnbull from Maggs Bros, London, 1908.
- Additional description
qMS-2071 & qMS-2072 are boxed together
Alternative form available: Collection partly microfilmed. Microfilm of qMS-2071-2072: MS-Copy-Micro-0040
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 3 volume(s), Diaries, Manuscripts, Transcriptions (Documents), Typescripts, Holographs & typed transcript
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UnknownJournal of voyage in HMS Chatham to the Pacific Ocean (Partial transcript of qMS-2071-2...
Date: Jan 1791-Feb 1794
From: Bell, Edward, fl 1791-1794 : Journal of voyage in HMS Chatham to the Pacific Ocean
Reference: qMS-2073
Description: Pages 173-208, 214-262 of the original (Volume 1) are missing from the transcription Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Typed transcript
Journal of voyage in HMS Chatham to the Pacific Ocean
Date: Oct 1791-Feb 1794
From: Bell, Edward, fl 1791-1794 : Journal of voyage in HMS Chatham to the Pacific Ocean
Reference: qMS-2072
Description: Publication - Extracts from this journal were published in the Washington Historical Quarterly, 1914-1915; and in the Oregon Historical Quarterly, 1932. Accompanying material - Includes provenance notes on the ownership and sale of the journal. Quantity: 1 volume(s) 366 pages. Physical Description: Holograph
Journal of voyage of HMS Chatham to the Pacific Ocean
Date: Jan 1791-Oct 1792
From: Bell, Edward, fl 1791-1794 : Journal of voyage in HMS Chatham to the Pacific Ocean
Reference: qMS-2071
Description: Accompanying material - Letter from J N Barry of Oregon (18 Nov 1949) providing details of publications relating to the exploration of the lower Columbia River, North America. Arrangement: qMS-2071-2072 are boxed together Quantity: 1 volume(s) 262 pages. Physical Description: Holograph