Andrew Bracey Taylor - Papers, 1781-1799
Andrew Bracey Taylor - Papers, 1781-1799
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1781-1799
Call Numbers
A 2106
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
12 volumes - 0.09 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Drawings
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 724, frames 1-521 (A 2106)
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Scope and Contents
Contents
JOURNAL ON THE PRINCE OF WALES OF LONDON: VOLUMES 1 to 8 [CY 724, frames 1-365].
Each volume contains comments on sea and weather conditions; route travelled; navigational position; repairs to the ship; life on board and daily duties; and wildlife encountered.
VOLUME 1:
August 1786 - 4 July 1787; [Deptford to Nutka Sound]
i. Obse...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Andrew Bracey Taylor - Papers, 1781-1799
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Originally stored in a loose cover that has subsequently been discarded due to poor condition. The title from this cover was retained and affixed to the inside of the folder.
According to an undated extract from a Sydney newspaper, this collection of manuscript material was in the possession of a descendant of Captain Taylor before it became th...
Signature / Inscriptions
"Capt. Taylor" in black ink at front of Vol.1
An inscription on p.1 of Vol.1 outlines the nature of the journal, "Prince of Wales of London / Commanded by James Colnett of the Royal Navy / from England / to the Northwest Coast of America. / Including / the general occurances of the voyage from her / equipment at Deptford in August 1786 to her /...
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907.
Administrative / Biographical history
Between 1786 and 1789, James Colnett led a fur trading expedition to the Northwest coast of America with the King George's Sound Company vessels, the Princess Royal and the Prince of Wales. Andrew Bracey Taylor, born in Great Yardmouth, served as third mate on the Prince of Wales. Taylor had previously held a commission in the Royal Navy. The exped...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 2106
Record Identifier
YEGmB8yn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YEGmB8yn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
431552
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