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William Wales - Journal on the Resolution, 21 June 1772-17 Oct. 1774

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    William Wales - Journal on the Resolution, 21 June 1772-17 Oct. 1774

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    Safe 1/84

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    nGm4lbbY

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    William Wales - Journal on the Resolution, 21 June 1772-17 Oct. 1774

    Full title

    William Wales - Journal on the Resolution, 21 June 1772-17 Oct. 1774

    Author / Creator

    Wales, William, 1734?-1798

    Date

    1772-1774

    Call Numbers

    Safe 1/84

    Record Identifier

    nGm4lbbY

    Formats

    Manuscripts, Pictures and Drawings

    — Physical Description

    Contents

    0.04 metres of textual material (1 volume in box map in folder) - manuscript

    Drawings

    — Other Descriptions

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    Subjects

    Subjects and topics

    Cook, James, 1728-1779. Algiers (Algeria) Easter Island New Caledonia New Zealand Society Islands Tahiti Tonga Tongatabu (Tonga) Algiers, Battle of, 1816. Astronomers--Great Britain. Cook, James, 1728-1779--Travel. Pacific Area--Discovery and exploration. Voyages and travels--18th century. Voyages around the world. Exmouth, Sir Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount, 1757-1833 Resolution (Ship)

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    — SCOPE AND CONTENTS

    Contents

    Wales' manuscript combines the form of a log and a journal. To a record of the ship's course, wind and weather (some copied from the ship's log) he adds his own detailed and lively account of life on board and ashore. He describes the scenery and people of New Zealand, Easter Island, Tonga, Tahiti and the Society Islands, New Caledonia and Norfolk...

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    Full title

    William Wales - Journal on the Resolution, 21 June 1772-17 Oct. 1774

    — AUTHORS, ARTISTS AND CONTRIBUTORS

    Author / Creator

    — NOTES

    General note

    Extracts from the journal can be found in 'The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery', edited by J.C. Beaglehole, 1961, vol.2.
    Item 1170 in 'Bibliography of Captain James Cook' edited by M.K. Beddie, 2nd ed 1970.

    Photocopy - CY Safe 1/84 (xerox copyflo on open access).

    Microfilm available at MAV/FM4/1730

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    — CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

    Source

    Acquired from Museum Book Store in 1923

    Exhibited in

    Dare to know : the art and science of Pacific voyages

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    Administrative / Biographical history

    William Wales (1734?-1798), astronomer, observed the transit of Venus in Hudson's Bay in 1769-1770. With William Bayly, he was appointed by the Board of Longitude to take and compare observations during James Cook's second voyage, and to take charge of the time-pieces on the two ships and carry out tests of their accuracy and usefulness in ascertai...

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    Safe 1/84

    Record Identifier

    nGm4lbbY

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    447362

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