423637
- TitleConrad Martens Journal, 10 May 1833-17 Apr. 1835, of voyages made on various ships: Hyacinth, Indus, Beagle, Peruvian, and Black Warrior
- Creator
- Call numberA 429
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
10 May 1833-17 Apr. 1835 - Type of material
- Reference code423637
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical Description0.03 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Conrad Martens, artist, left England in 1833 when Captain Francis Price Blackwood of the H.M.S. Hyacinth offered him a three-year cruise to the East Indies Station (Indian Ocean and South-East Asia). Martens later transferred to the Beagle at Montevideo, Uruguay, after learning that its captain, FritzRoy, wished to engage an artist. The journal documents Martens' period on board the Hyacinth and Beagle and also his passage across the Pacific on the Peruvian and Black Warrior, culminating with his arrival in Sydney Harbour on 17 April, 1835.
Reference:
Conrad Martens : life & art / Elizabeth Ellis. Sydney : State Library of New South Wales Press, 1994 - Scope and ContentVolume bound in brown polished calf with blind embossed borders and decorations, and marbled endpapers.
19 May 1833 - 5 July 1833; Journey on board H.M.S. Hyacinth.
Falmouth, Cornwall to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Describes places, scenery and marine life observed, sea and weather conditions, daily routines, and list of names and rank of officers.
14 Jul. 1833 - November 1833; Journey on Brig "Indus" of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Rio de Janerio, Brazil to Monetvideo, Uruguay
H.M.S. Hyacinth leaves Rio de Janeiro without Martens "to abide the issue of my fate". He subsequently secures passage on the Indus to Monte Video [i.e. Montevideo], arriving on 2 Aug. hoping to secure a position as official artist on the Beagle. Account includes comments on Montevideo buildings, scenery, state of town garrison, physical description and remarks on the customs of natives and gauchos, climate, and transport
25 Nov. 1833 - 23 Jul. 1834; Journey on the H.M.S. Beagle.
Montevideo, Uruguay to Valparaiso, Chile
Description of daily routines and general life aboard vessel, provisions, weather conditions, wildlife, landscapes and coastal views, places of anchor and exploration, natives. Includes list of names of officers of H.M.S. Beagle, and list of game killed at Port Desire, Port Santa Cruz, and at the Falkland Islands [both pages have been inserted into volume]
8 Aug. 1834, 15 Oct. 1834, 10 Nov. 1834; Valparaiso
Impressions of Valparaiso (including comments on climate, geography, and inhabitants), Martens endeavours to complete sketches, Beagle sails for Chiloe without Martens and "thus terminated prematurely my business with Capt. FitzRoy". Martens contemplates where to proceed and decides "Sidney [i.e. Sydney] appeared to be the most likely to suit me". Discussion of ways to travel to Sydney.
3 Dec. 1834 - 8 Jan. 1835; Journey on the Schooner "Peruvian"
Valparaiso, Chile to Papeete, Tahiti
Account of passage and places visited whilst sailing across the Pacific. Includes observations on temperature, sea and wind conditions, hazards, sources of food, natives encountered, and contact with missionaries. Arrival in Tahiti [inserted page with description of Tahiti]
Feb. 1835; Tahiti
Impressions of the island, including accommodation, food, landscape, climate, and lifestyles and physical descriptions of natives
4 Mar. 1835 - 9 Apr. 1835, 17 Apr. 1835; Journey on Merchant ship "Black Warrior"
Papeete, Tahiti to Port Jackson, New South Wales
Sailing conditions, price of passage, sea and landscapes, natives, sources of food, sighting of New Zealand coast, departure from Bay of Islands, arrival in Sydney - System of arrangementThe journal is divided into sections according to the course of each voyage
- Finding AidsTranscript available online acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D06354/a1090.html
- General note
On the left hand side of each page are dates, places, latitudes, longitudes, and annotations.
Each page has left and right ruled margins in red ink. The journal may have originally been intended for use as a ledger book.
Sixteen pages have been cut from the back of the journal.
"D.S. Mitchell" signature on title page.
The assistance of Mr. Michael Organ is gratefully acknowledged in the preparation of the online transcription of the journal. See also ML Q759.994/171 and SRL NQ759.994/56, for Michael Organ's transcript publication (State Library of NSW Press, 1994) of the Martens' journal, 1833-1835.
Microfilm copy available at CY 2786, frames 1-72. Digitised from the microfilm copy in 2012.
Digital order no:Album ID : 823398 - Signatures / Inscriptions
Traces of ink on spine, "Martens' Journal 1833" [?] - Name
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