Full title: Andrew Bracey Taylor - Papers, 1781-1799

Author/creator: Taylor, Andrew Bracey, 176?-1800.

Date: 1781-1799.

Call Numbers: A 2106

Record Identifier: YEGmB8yn

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Formats: Manuscripts, Drawings

Contents: 12 volumes - 0.09 Meters, Textual Records - (manuscript), Drawings

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Notes: Originally stored in a loose cover that has subsequently been discarded due to poor condition. The title from this cover was retained and affixed to the inside of the folder. According to an undated extract from a Sydney newspaper, this collection of manuscript material was in the possession of a descendant of Captain Taylor before it became the property of D.S. Mitchell (see Newspaper Cuttings, Vol.58, pp. 412-414, Q 988N). Volumes 1, 2, and 3 are written in a different hand from the rest of the manuscripts and are probably a revised copy by Taylor himself or by an amanuensis. Volumes 3 and 4 present similar narratives. Volume 3 has tipped in pages of a smaller size added to the back of the volume and has evidence of repair. Volumes 4, 5, and 6 are written in notebooks similar to exercise pads. The section dated June 17 - Sept. 9 in Vol.7, fills a gap in Vol.6 and supports the theory that these volumes comprise portions of different copies of the journal. Volumes 6, 7, and 10 are reversible as they have been used from front to back. Pages bear watermark initials of "D" ; "J.S." ; "WS" ; "W". D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover. "D.S. Mitchell" signature on front endpaper of Vol.1 For further information on these journals and the 'Prince of Wales' expedition see: "A voyage to the north west side of America : the journals of James Colnett, 1786-89" / edited by Robert Galois. Vancouver : UBC Press, 2004 (catalogued on WEBCAT). A 2106 copied onto microfilm reel CY 724, June 1982.

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