Peter Briscoe - A journal of His Majesties Bark Endeavour by Gods permission bound to the South Seas...
Peter Briscoe - A journal of His Majesties Bark Endeavour by Gods permission bound to the South Seas...
Peter Briscoe - A journal of His Majesties Bark Endeavour by Gods permission bound to the South Seas, Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, 27th May 1768; 27 May 1768 - 14 May 1770
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
27 May 1768 - 14 May 1770
Call Numbers
SAFE/DLMS 96
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 volume of textual material (131, 1 p.) - 25 cm. - manuscript
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Digitised
Finding aids
Research notes available at DLMS 96n -
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
LISTS
A list of the officers and company on board his Majesty's Bark Endeavour 27th May 1768
Detachments of marines embarked at Plymouth as part of her compliment 16th August 1768
Gentlemen and servants supernumeraries
LOG AND JOURNAL
The journal is mainly a sailing and weather record, although there are descriptions of t...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Peter Briscoe - A journal of His Majesties Bark Endeavour by Gods permission bound to the South Seas, Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, 27th May 1768; 27 May 1768 - 14 May 1770
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Loose notes found inside cover have been removed to WD In-letters: PLNSW AND file Safe/DLMSQ 158
Transferred from DLSPENCER 172
Microfilm copy available at MAV/FM4/2222, frames 1-69. Digitised from the microfilm copy in 2018
Description source
Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Administrative / Biographical history
Peter Briscoe, civilian, came from Revesby, England and was one of eight staff members for Sir Joseph Banks on board the ship Endeavour. His position was servant to Banks.
Paged in library. Spine sticker: '17111'.
The cover title is obliterated: 'The account of Mr. Robert Haswhitle Senior Church Warden of the Parish of Saint James Westmi...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/DLMS 96
Record Identifier
nV2qNVqn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nV2qNVqn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
942594
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