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Louis Hope - Journals and lists [M980], 1843-1857

Louis Hope - Journals and lists [M980], 1843-1857

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Louis Hope - Journals and lists [M980], 1843-1857

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Full title

Louis Hope - Journals and lists [M980], 1843-1857

Author / Creator

Date

Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]

Call Numbers

M 980

Record Identifier

nQR2VxV1

Reference Code

432124
Physical Description

Contents

microfilm reel 35 mm

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Issue Copy

Microfilm : M 980

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Scope and Contents

Contents

1) Journal of a voyage from England to Sydney Mar. to Aug. 1843. 2) Diary, May 1844-1845, containing an account of a voyage on H.M.S. Thalia, sailing to Tahiti and Hawaii. In Hawaii, Hope collected botanical specimens and described in detail local vegetation, soil conditions, agricultural practices, the Hawaiian people and their customs. Expenses i...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Louis Hope - Journals and lists [M980], 1843-1857

Notes

General note

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
Available for reference
Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 89A, p. 47
Australian Joint Copying Project...

Contextual Information

Administrative / Biographical history

Grazier, sugar-grower. Hope was a son of John Hope, fourth Earl of Hopetoun. He arrived in Australia in 1843 and spent some time travelling before finally settling in Queensland in 1853

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

M 980

Record Identifier

nQR2VxV1

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Reference code

432124

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