Conrad Martens Journal, 10 May 1833-17 Apr. 1835, of voyages made on various ships: Hyacinth, Indus,...
Conrad Martens Journal, 10 May 1833-17 Apr. 1835, of voyages made on various ships: Hyacinth, Indus,...
Conrad Martens Journal, 10 May 1833-17 Apr. 1835, of voyages made on various ships: Hyacinth, Indus, Beagle, Peruvian, and Black Warrior
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Author / Creator
Date
10 May 1833-17 Apr. 1835
Call Numbers
A 429
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Formats
Manuscripts and Pictures
Physical Description
Contents
0.03 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
The journal is divided into sections according to the course of each voyage
Access and use
Issue Copy
Digitised
Finding aids
Transcript available online http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D06354/a1090.html
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Volume bound in brown polished calf with blind embossed borders and decorations, and marbled endpapers.
19 May 1833 - 5 July 1833; Journey on board H.M.S. Hyacinth.
Falmouth, Cornwall to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Describes places, scenery and marine life observed, sea and weather conditions, daily routines, and list of names and rank of...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Conrad Martens Journal, 10 May 1833-17 Apr. 1835, of voyages made on various ships: Hyacinth, Indus, Beagle, Peruvian, and Black Warrior
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 823398...
Signature / Inscriptions
Traces of ink on spine, "Martens' Journal 1833" [?]
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
Conrad Martens, artist, left England in 1833 when Captain Francis Price Blackwood of the H.M.S. Hyacinth offered him a three-year cruise to the East Indies Station (Indian Ocean and South-East Asia). Martens later transferred to the Beagle at Montevideo, Uruguay, after learning that its captain, FritzRoy, wished to engage an artist. The journal doc...
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Call Numbers
A 429
Record Identifier
16AJBVVn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJBVVn
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Reference code
423637
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