Thomas Manby - Journal of voyage of HMS Discovery and Chatham, 20 December 1790 - 22 June 1793
Thomas Manby - Journal of voyage of HMS Discovery and Chatham, 20 December 1790 - 22 June 1793
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Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]
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PMB 537
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microfilm reel 35 mm
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Microfilm : PMB 537
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The journal gives an account of the Vancouver expedition, which left England on 1 April 1791 and reached Australia by way of the Cape of Good Hope. After surveying part of the Western Australian coast, the Discovery and Chatham sailed for New Zealand and then Tahiti. The island of Rapa was discovered on 22 December 1791. From Tahiti the two ships s...
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Thomas Manby - Journal of voyage of HMS Discovery and Chatham, 20 December 1790 - 22 June 1793
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PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 537
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Microfilm copy of original held by Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., U.S.A.
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Manby (c. 1766-1834) was a member of the expedition to the Pacific Ocean commanded by Capt. George Vancouver. He left England as master's mate and returned as acting lieutenant. He made a voyage to the Arctic in 1808 and lived the rest of his life in his native Norfolk. He was promoted to the rank of rear-admiral in 1825
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PMB 537
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9gkd3x49
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkd3x49
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440727
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