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Mackay, Robert Percy, 1862-1948: Papers relating to the whaler Splendid
- Date
- 1875-[ca 1930]
- By
- Mackay, Robert Percy, 1862-1948
- Reference
- MS-Group-0337
- Description
Consists of 3 logs written by Mackay on the whaling ship Splendid for the years 1875-1877. The logs detail the voyages of the ship from Port Chalmers to various places around New Zealand, the Southern Ocean and into the Pacific. Also contains discharge papers dated Oct 1877; an annotated copy of `The Cruise of the Cachalot' by Frank T Bullen published in 1899 and an annotated proof of a galley for a newspaper article, ca 1930s, reporting on Mackay's life and his claim that Bullen's 1899 book was in fact based on the Splendid.
Source of title - Supplied title
Quantity: 4 volume(s). 1 folder(s). 0.08 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter
Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, Quilters Bookshop, Wellington, 1994
- Additional description
Microfilm copies available in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Format
- 4 volume(s), 1 folder(s), 0.08 Linear Metres, Logs (Records), Manuscripts, Mss, typescript and printed matter
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Whaling diary
Date: 1876-1877
From: Mackay, Robert Percy, 1862-1948: Papers relating to the whaler Splendid
Reference: MSX-4008
Description: Consists of log written by Mackay on the whaling ship `Splendid' for the period July 1876-Jan 1877. The log detail the voyages of the ship from Port Chalmers to Macquarie Islands, Stewart Island, Solander Island. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Whaling diary
Date: 1877
From: Mackay, Robert Percy, 1862-1948: Papers relating to the whaler Splendid
Reference: MSX-4009
Description: Consists of log written by Mackay on the whaling ship `Splendid' for the period May-Aug 1877. The log details trips taken from Port Chalmers to the Bay of Islands and then into the Pacific area, including Sunday Island (Kermadecs), and Vava'u group (Tonga). Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Frank T Bullen - The Cruise of the Cachalot
Date: 1899
From: Mackay, Robert Percy, 1862-1948: Papers relating to the whaler Splendid
Reference: MSX-4010
Description: An annotated copy of `The cruise of the Cachalot' by Frank T Bullen, published in 1899. Mackay was sure that this book was about the voyages of the Splendid, not the Cachalot. Included at the back is a newspaper cutting from the Dominion, 17 Mar 1943, giving an account of Mackay's theory. Bullen also served on the `West York', out of Liverpool, 1876, immediately after `Splendid' (see copy of agreement in collection file). Other Titles - The cruise of the Cachalot Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Whaling diary
Date: 1875-1876
From: Mackay, Robert Percy, 1862-1948: Papers relating to the whaler Splendid
Reference: MSX-4007
Description: Consists of log written by Mackay on the whaling ship `Splendid' covering the period May 1875-May 1876 detailing trips to the Vava'u group (Tonga), Sunday Island (Kermadecs), Solander Island, Port William (Stewart Island). Also contains a list of the crew. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Discharge papers and galley proof
Date: 1877, [ca 1930]
From: Mackay, Robert Percy, 1862-1948: Papers relating to the whaler Splendid
Reference: MS-Papers-5143
Description: Contains discharge papers dated Oct 1877 and an annotated copy of proof of a galley for a Dominion article (published 17 Mar 1943, and a cutting of which can be found in MSX-4010) reporting on Mackay's life and his claim that Bullen's 1899 book re the voyage of the Cachelot was in fact based on the Splendid. Quantity: 1 folder(s).