Series 50: 'Correspondence' being mainly letters received by Banks from William Bligh, with related...
Series 50: 'Correspondence' being mainly letters received by Banks from William Bligh, with related papers, concerning the breadfruit voyage of HM Ships Providence and Assistant, 1791-1795.Includes newscuttings, 1791, 1793.
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The second breadfruit expedition's HMS Providence, in the company of the tender HMS Assistant, sailed from Spithead in August 1791. William Bligh, plagued by ill health for the duration of the voyage, had command of the expedition. The Assistant was under the command of Nathaniel Portlock.
The ships sailed via the Cape of Good Hope to Tahit...
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Series 50: 'Correspondence' being mainly letters received by Banks from William Bligh, with related papers, concerning the breadfruit voyage of HM Ships Providence and Assistant, 1791-1795.Includes newscuttings, 1791, 1793.
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Most of these documents, previously located at ML A78-4, were purchased in 1884 from Lord Brabourne by Sir Saul Samuel, the Agent-General for New South Wales. They were transferred to the Mitchell Library in 1910 and were part of the accession which became known as the Brabourne collection.
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