MANUSCRIPT
Woodhouse, Jonas Eastwood, 1842-1897:Log book taken on board the New Great Britain
- Date
- 1863 (1956, 1976, 1981)
- By
- Woodhouse, Jonas Eastwood, 1842-1897; Woodhouse, F R (Mr), active 1956-1981
- Reference
- MS-Group-2357
- Description
Original log book of an account of Jonas Eastwood Woodhouse of his journey from London, England to Southland, New Zealand on board the 'New Great Britain' in 1863. Also a typed transcript of the same. Woodhouse describes life on board the ship in detail, including the weather, food, entertainment, equator crossing celebrations, and deaths of other passengers. He also describes sailing past Solander and Steward [Stewart?] Islands and arriving in Southland where they were met by a pilot ship and assessed for quarantine. He gives his impressions of the bush, houses, gardens, animals, and pig hunting that he could see from the ship before they landed. Also includes a list of passengers on the ship, organised by county and country, and the words to 'Song of the New Great Britain' composed by Mr Robert Wotton - another passenger on the ship.
Also includes letters addressed to Mr F R Woodhouse (a great grandson of Woodhouse and previous owner of the book) in relation to the log book (letters dated 1956, 1976, and 1981).
Source of title - Supplied by Library
Quantity: 1 volume(s). 2 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss, Typescripts
Provenance: Previously owned by Mr F R Woodhouse, a great grandson of Jonas Eastwood Woodhouse.
Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Modern First Edition Ltd, England, Jun 2014
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 volume(s), 2 folder(s), 0.03 Linear Metres, Diaries, Personal narratives, Manuscripts, Mss, Typescripts
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Copyright
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Correspondence
Date: 1956, 1976, 1981
From: Woodhouse, Jonas Eastwood, 1842-1897:Log book taken on board the New Great Britain
Reference: MS-Papers-11830-2
Description: Letters addressed to Mr F. R. Woodhouse in relation to the log book kept by his great grandfather, Jonas Eastwood Woodhouse, while on board the 'New Great Britain' in 1863. Letters are from National Maritime Museum Greenwich (1956), F. R. Miller - Mayor of Invercargill (1976), and C. Harold Skuse and the Otago Early Settlers' Association (1981). Also includes typed accompanying material about the log book that was received with it. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 7 pages.
Transcript of log book
Date: 1 May - 14 Aug 1863 (transcribed 1990s?)
From: Woodhouse, Jonas Eastwood, 1842-1897:Log book taken on board the New Great Britain
Reference: MS-Papers-11830-1
Description: Typed transcript of a log book kept by Woodhouse while on board the 'New Great Britain' from London, England to Southland, New Zealand in 1863. Transcribed from original item at MSX-9341. It is unclear who transcribed it, possibly Mr F R Woodhouse. The log book describes shipboard life. Please see further description at MS-Group-2357. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 60 leaves. Physical Description: Typescript
Log book
Date: 1 May - 14 Aug 1863
From: Woodhouse, Jonas Eastwood, 1842-1897:Log book taken on board the New Great Britain
Reference: MSX-9341
Description: Log book kept by Jonas Eastwood Woodhouse while on board the 'New Great Britain' from London, England to Southland, New Zealand in 1863. The log book describes shipboard life. Please see further description at MS-Group-2357. A typed transcript of this log book is available at MS-Papers-11830-1. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (162 pages). Physical Description: Mss (12 x 19 cm)