George Raper - Papers, 1787-1824
George Raper - Papers, 1787-1824
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Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]
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M 1183
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microfilm reel 35 mm
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The papers consist of 1.'Observations by Lieut. George Raper, R.N. 1787-1794'. Manuscript (15pp) giving nautical observations, kept on HMS Sirius, May 1787-Jan 1788 and Oct 1788-April 1789, with brief entries on Speedy (1793) and Commerce de Versailles (1794). 2. Nine manuscript maps and plans, 1787-91, depicting track of HMS Sirius in Atlantic Oce...
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George Raper - Papers, 1787-1824
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Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales.
National Library of Australia holds microfilm master.
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Australian Joint Copying Project Handbook Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 382, p.146.
Australian Joint Copying Proj...
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Seaman and artist. Joined HMS Sirius as able bodied seaman Dec 1786 and promoted to midshipman Sept 1787 on voyage to New South Wales. Sailed on Sirius on voyage to Cape of Good Hope 1788-89 and was at Norfolk Island in 1790-91. Returned to England in April 1792
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M 1183
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Yr8RKAKn
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