Series 60: Papers concerning the equipping and the voyage of HM Ships Chatham and Discovery, George...
Series 60: Papers concerning the equipping and the voyage of HM Ships Chatham and Discovery, George Vancouver, 1791-1793
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In December 1790 George Vancouver was promoted to the command of an expedition to the west coast of America and Canada. He was to have command of the expedition on board HMS Discovery. His second in command, William Broughton, was to have charge of the tender Chatham.
The object of Vancouver's voyage was essentially twofold. He was instructe...
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Series 60: Papers concerning the equipping and the voyage of HM Ships Chatham and Discovery, George Vancouver, 1791-1793
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The documents in this series, previously locatedat ML A79-2, were purchased in 1884 from Lord Brabourne by SirSaul Samuel, the Agent-General for New South Wales, and transferredto the Mitchell Library in 1910. They were part of the accessionwhich became known as the Brabourne collection.
Some of these documents were used by the compilersof H...
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