422156
- TitleHenry Byam Martin journal and correspondence, 1843-1847
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 22
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1843-1847 - Type of material
- Reference code422156
- Physical Description3 volumes of textual material - photocopies
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Captain of H.M.S. Grampus; served under Sir George Seymour, Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific, 1844-1848 - Scope and ContentJournal, 10 July 1846-19 Aug. 1847, recounting Martin's voyage in H.M.S. Grampus from Lima to Hawaii to meet Sir George Seymour and from there to Tahiti. The author gives detailed informal accounts of Hawaii and its administrator and of the political climate in Hawaii and Tahiti. Martin had discussions with the French governor, M. Bruat, in Papeete and with Queen Pomare at Raiatea Is. Official papers and correspondence, 1843-1847, of Sir George Seymour, M. Bruat and the French Navy, Queen Pomare and Capt. Martin concerning Tahiti
- Original held byOriginals in the British Museum
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Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (5-255B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012 - General note
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