423798
- TitleOswald W.B. Brierly - Journal on the Wanderer, Jan. - May 1842
- Call numberA 531
- Level of descriptionitem
- Date
1842 - Type of material
- Reference code423798
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 1067, frames 235-471 (A 531)
- Physical DescriptionTextual Records - (manuscript) 1 volume - 0.03 Meters
Drawings - Scope and ContentThe journal comprises general notes, diary entries, sketches, and daily log.
[front cover]
8 Mar., 2 Feb. - 13 May 1842; Brierly's first day in the tropics; daily routines on board Wanderer; observations on weather and sea conditions; distances travelled; longitude and latitude; general remarks; observations from the coast of Brazil; Includes descriptions of sketches and drawings of ships, cargo, "Crossing the line" ceremony [with King Neptune], people, vegetation, sky and sea.
[back cover]
4 - 20 Jan. 1842; Produce of the Grand Canary; sketches of ships sailing and preparing for a squall; journal entries. - General note
The volume is reversible, as it has been used from the front and back.
The journal has been rebound into new covers at an unknown date.
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover.
"D.S. Mitchell" signature on plate on front endpaper and p.i. - Signatures / Inscriptions
Signed and dated p.1, "O.W. Brierly 1841" - Name
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