• Title
  William Anderson Cawthorne [logbook of journey on] Brig Amelia from Table Bay towards Australia, 1841
• Call number
  A 434
  
• Level of description
  series
• Date
  
  1841
• Type of material
  Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Drawings
• Reference code
  423643
• Issue Copy
  Microfilm : CY 3192 (A 434)
  
• Physical Description
  0.01 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript, drawings
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  In 1841, Cawthorne emigrated from England to South Australia on board the Amelia. -- Reference: Dictionary of Australian artists / Joan Kerr, editor. [Sydney] : Institute of Fine Arts, University of Sydney, 1984
• Scope and Content
  20 March 1841 - 17 May 1841
  Entries include position (longitude and latitude), course, winds, remarks, and date. The remarks concern sea and weather conditions, particularly winds. Also contains manuscript map with 2 coastal profiles, "A small portion of South Australia by W.A.C. May 1841"; 3 pages with sketches of ships; calculations; and notes about sailing
• Finding Aids
  Read the transcription here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D00524/a1867.pdf
• General note
  
  Rebound in Oct. 1939
  D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover
  Digital order no:Album ID : 866689
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Title taken from heading on p.i. Subsequent pages are headlined, "Brig Amelia from Table Bay to Port Adelaide"
• Name
  Amelia (Ship)
  
• Subject
  Cawthorne, W. A., 1825-1897.
  Artists--Australia--19th century.
  David Scott Mitchell Collection.
  Logbooks.
  New South Wales--Emigration and immigration--19th century.
  Voyages and travels.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE16168021

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