'A short narrative of the Voyage undertaken in H.M.S. Resolution, Captn. James Cook, with the Discov...
'A short narrative of the Voyage undertaken in H.M.S. Resolution, Captn. James Cook, with the Discovery Captn Clerk', 29 May 1776 - 6 Oct. 1780, by William Griffin, together with a licence to him to exercise his trade, 1780, and a volume of his accounts as overseer to the Parish of Watford, 1814-1815, also containing a record of 'Texts of Scripture' preached, 1815-1825
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
29 May 1776 - 6 October 1780, 1814-1825
Call Numbers
SAFE/DLMSQ 155A , SAFE/DLMSQ 155 , DLMSQ 156
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Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
microfilm reel - negative & positive copies 35 mm :
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : MAV/FM4/2738, frames 26 - 200
Microfilm : MAV/FM4/2738, frames 1-25 (DLMSQ 155A)
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More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
The narrative manuscript, relating to the third Pacific voyage of James Cook, bears no direct evidence of authorship although the hand resembles that in Griffin's parish account book.
Alternative Titles
Full title
'A short narrative of the Voyage undertaken in H.M.S. Resolution, Captn. James Cook, with the Discovery Captn Clerk', 29 May 1776 - 6 Oct. 1780, by William Griffin, together with a licence to him to exercise his trade, 1780, and a volume of his accounts as overseer to the Parish of Watford, 1814-1815, also containing a record of 'Texts of Scripture...
Notes
General note
The narrative manuscript DLMSQ 155A is housed with the volume of accounts DLMSQ 155 inside a purpose-built box labelled DLMSQ 155.
Transferred from DLSPENCER 171, DLSPENCER 287
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
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Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/DLMSQ 155A , SAFE/DLMSQ 155 , DLMSQ 156
Record Identifier
YEGmM7Xn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YEGmM7Xn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
931644
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