Series 71: Papers concerning the discovery of Pitcairn Island and the mutineers of HMS Bounty,1808-1...
Series 71: Papers concerning the discovery of Pitcairn Island and the mutineers of HMS Bounty,1808-1809, 1813-1815, [1845]
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Following the mutiny on HMS Bounty on 28 April 1789,William Bligh and his followers were forced off the ship intoa longboat in which they successfully navigated their passagevia Torres Strait to Timor. The mutineers, lead by Fletcher Christian,returned to Tahiti to collect livestock and other provisions.Then sailed to the Tubuai Islands returning t...
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Series 71: Papers concerning the discovery of Pitcairn Island and the mutineers of HMS Bounty,1808-1809, 1813-1815, [1845]
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Document 1 in this series was previously locatedat ML A84. It was part of an accession of Banks papers purchasedfor the Mitchell Library from Sotheby's, London, in May 1929.
The remaining documents in this series, documents2-9, were previously located at ML A77. They were purchased in1884 from Lord Brabourne by Sir Saul Samuel, the Agent-Gen...
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