Papers relating to Pedro Fernandes de Quiros, collected and commissioned by Sir William Dixson with...
Papers relating to Pedro Fernandes de Quiros, collected and commissioned by Sir William Dixson with photocopies and translations of the original manuscripts, 25 March 1607-May 1950
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Date
25 March 1607-May 1950
Call Numbers
DLWD 60 , DLWD 61 , DLWD 62A , DLWD 62B , DLWD 63 , DLWD 64 , DLWD 65 , DLWD 66 , DLWD 67 , DLWD 68
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9 folders and 1 volume (inside folder) of textual material - manuscript, typescript, carbon typescript, duplicated typescript, printed, photocopies
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Contents
Series 01: Primary papers regarding Pedro Fernandes de Quiros, 25 March 1607-1935
A. Quiros memorials, 1609-August 1910
DLWD 60
Folder 1
i. Photocopies of Quiros memorials (7), 1609-1614
DLWD 61
Folder 2
ii. Translations of Quiros memorials (13), 1609-August 1910
Translations by Morgan McMahon, and in Manila by u...
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Full title
Papers relating to Pedro Fernandes de Quiros, collected and commissioned by Sir William Dixson with photocopies and translations of the original manuscripts, 25 March 1607-May 1950
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Notes
General note
Manuscript Detailed Contents List in DLWD 61
Description source
Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
DLAdd 488-490
Administrative / Biographical history
Pedro Fernandes de Quiros, navigator, was born in Portugal in 1565. He was chief pilot of Mendana's expedition to the Solomon Islands in 1595-1596, which discovered the Marquesas and Santa Cruz, where Mendana died. Quiiros took charge of the expedition, proceeding to the Phillippines. In 1605, Quiros, in command of 3 ships, sailed from Peru to sear...
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DLWD 60 , DLWD 61 , DLWD 62A , DLWD 62B , DLWD 63 , DLWD 64 , DLWD 65 , DLWD 66 , DLWD 67 , DLWD 68
Record Identifier
Y0KDlPV1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Y0KDlPV1
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950154
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