James Roberts - 'A Journal of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour Round the World, Lieut. James Cook, Comma...
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James Roberts - 'A Journal of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour Round the World, Lieut. James Cook, Commander, 27th May 1768', 27 May - 14 May 1770, with annotations 1771
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Yr8RJmNn
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James Roberts - 'A Journal of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour Round the World, Lieut. James Cook, Commander, 27th May 1768', 27 May - 14 May 1770, with annotations 1771
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James Roberts - 'A Journal of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour Round the World, Lieut. James Cook, Commander, 27th May 1768', 27 May - 14 May 1770, with annotations 1771
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Author / Creator
Date
27 May 1768 - 14 May 1770; 1771
Call Numbers
Safe 1/65
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Formats
— Physical Description
Contents
0.04 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript
— Other Descriptions
Level of description
Collection
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Issue Copy
Digitised
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D00007/a1661.html
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— SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Contents
One volume in original vellum binding. The first four pages comprise a list of the officers and ship's company. The list shows the name and 'quality' (rank or occupation) of each person, with remarks on promotions, dates of death, etc, to Aug. 1771. The log records weather, position of the ship and events on board. A comparison of this log with oth...
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Full title
James Roberts - 'A Journal of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour Round the World, Lieut. James Cook, Commander, 27th May 1768', 27 May - 14 May 1770, with annotations 1771
— AUTHORS, ARTISTS AND CONTRIBUTORS
Author / Creator
— NOTES
General note
Item 612 in 'Bibliography of Captain James Cook' edited by M.K. Beddie, 2nd ed., 1970.
Preservation microfilm copy (CY 157) made September 1973.
Digital order no:Album ID : 823749
Xerox copy made from microfilm.
CY 157, frames 362-492 (Safe 1/65).
— CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
Source
Acquired from Museum Book Store in 1936
Administrative / Biographical history
James Roberts was a servant to Sir Joseph Banks on the Endeavour voyage. He came from Mareham le Fen in Lincolnshire and was 16 when he joined the voyage. He later lived in Banks' house in Soho Square. He died in 1826 aged 74.
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Safe 1/65
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Yr8RJmNn
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Reference code
447217
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