Henry William Downes. A cruise from England to New South Wales in the yacht 'Wanderer' R.Y.S., 1841-...
Henry William Downes. A cruise from England to New South Wales in the yacht 'Wanderer' R.Y.S., 1841-...
Henry William Downes. A cruise from England to New South Wales in the yacht 'Wanderer' R.Y.S., 1841-42
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1841-1842
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7456
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Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
0.03 metres of textual material, some files contain photographs, drawings, and clippings (1 box) - manuscript
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Level of description
Fonds
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Digitised
Finding aids
Transcript available online - http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2014/D00007/a1159.html
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Journal of the yacht Wanderer kept by Henry William Downes on a voyage from Plymouth to Sydney via Madeira, Teneriffe, Grand Canary, Cape de Verde, Rio de Janeiro, Tristan da Cunha, Cape Town, St Pauls Island, Amsterdam Island, and Port Philip (Melbourne). The journal begins on 7 November 1841 with Downes' departure from London to join the yacht an...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Henry William Downes. A cruise from England to New South Wales in the yacht 'Wanderer' R.Y.S., 1841-42
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The whaling journal kept by Henry William Downes on the barque Terror, 1846-47, is in the collection of the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Digital order no:Album ID : 823449
Microfilm copy available at CY 4425, frames 1-223.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Bonhams London Sale, March 2004
Administrative / Biographical history
Henry William Downes arrived in Sydney in July 1842 on board the yacht Wanderer which was owned by the Scottish entrepreneur and adventurer Benjamin Boyd. The Wanderer was captained by Tom Bushby and among the passengers was the artist Oswald Brierly. After arriving in Sydney Boyd expanded his business activities into whaling, shipping, pastoralis...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7456
Record Identifier
YK5QpNxn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YK5QpNxn
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Reference code
442237
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