John Shepherd journal of the Sparrowhawk, 1839
John Shepherd journal of the Sparrowhawk, 1839
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MLMSS 2831
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1 (5 cm.) box of textual material
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Microfilm : MLMSS 2831)
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A contemporary copy of the journal kept by Shepherd on the Sparrow hawk describing the visit to the islands and including accounts of the geography, history and life of the native people. The account of his visit to the volcano of Kiruea on Hawaii is illustrated by a map and profile. Extracts from the Pitcairn Island Register of Births, Deaths and...
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John Shepherd journal of the Sparrowhawk, 1839
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Keyword subject:
Registers of births etc. -- Pitcairn Island
Indigenous peoples -- Pacific Area
Volcanoes -- Hawaii
Description source
Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (5-442 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Captain J. Shepherd was sent by the British Commander in Chief on the South American Station, Valparaiso, to make the annual tour of the Islands 'for the purpose of communicating with our Consuls, protecting our commerce, maintaining order amongst the Seamen of our Merchant Vessels and redressing the grievances of our British Subjects'. He visited...
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MLMSS 2831
Record Identifier
1wN2BX2n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1wN2BX2n
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422600
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