German brig, registered in Hamburg and captained by Alfred Tetens; explored and traded around the Caroline Islands in the 1860s
Vesta (Ship)
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Manuscript
Tetens, Alfred, 1835-1909 : Expeditionen der Hamburger Vesta, die Berichte von Kapitan ...
Date: Aug 1865-Mar 1868
From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1319
Description: Transcript in modern German script by Jakob Anderhandt. Contains index to places visited and people met; journals of the first expedition, starting in Hamburg and ending in Hong Kong Aug 1865-Sep 1866; 2nd expedition, starting and ending in Hong Kong Oct 1866-Mar 1867; 3rd expedition, starting and ending in Hong Kong Apr 1867-Mar 1868 Source of title - Transcribed from item Captain Tetens explored and traded in the Caroline Islands, particularly Palau and Yap, on behalf of Godeffroy and Son and the Godeffroy Museum Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: See http://rspas.anu.edu.au/pambu/. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, 2010
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Image
Liardet, Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn, 1799-1878 :View of the North Shore, Port of Melbou...
Date: 1862 - 1870
By: Liardet, Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn, 1799-1878
Reference: D-002-015
Description: Shows the port of Melbourne full of ships. Pencilled MS notes name ships, landmarks etc Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - on a barrel, floating in the harbour: W F E Liardet delt. 1862. Also ship names inscribed in ink along the base of the image below the name of the relevant ship One of the ships is described as the Donald McKey. This is correctly Donald McKay. The ship names are hand-written below the image Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, two-tone 520 x 1000 mm (Severely damaged with sections missing, especially in the sky area)