Lieutenant in the Royal Navy; visited and described Pitcairn Island, ca 1814.
Willis, H B (Lieutenant), active 1814
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Willis, H B (Lieutenant, R N), fl 1814 : Pitcairns Island in the Southern Ocean
Date: [ca 1814-1817]
By: Willis, H B (Lieutenant), active 1814
Reference: qMS-2259
Description: Description of Pitcairn Island, its inhabitants, difficulty of access, climate and geography. Includes sketches and two newspaper clippings, 1817. Source of title - Transcribed title Willis was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy at the time the account and sketches were drawn. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (4 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and printed matter (38 cm; ¼ maroon calf, maroon boards) Watercolour sketch of Pitcairn Island and two pen and wash drawings of `female and male natives'.