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Title
Oswald W.B. Brierly - Journal on board the Wanderer, Dec. 1841 - Jan. 1842
Call number
A 528
Level of description
item
Date

1841-1842
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
423819
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 1067, frames 92-142 (A 528)
Physical Description
Textual Records - (manuscript) 1 volume - 0.01 Meters
Scope and Content
14 Dec. 1841 - 7 Jan. 1842; The outset of the Wanderer's voyage from Plymouth, England around the world to Australia, including description of the vessel; route of anticipated journey (Rio, Cape, Australia, India, Pacific Islands); weather conditions; places of anchor; produce and vegetation; distances covered; and local customs.
General note

Only the reverse of each page has been used to record text with some geographical names and notes added on the opposite page at a later date.
The last page is loose and the text finishes mid-sentence.
"D.S. Mitchell" signature on inside front cover.
Signatures / Inscriptions

A non-contemporaneous label on front cover, "On Board the 'Wanderer' (No Sketches) O.W. Brierly 1841"
Name
Wanderer (yacht)
Subject
David Scott Mitchell Collection.
Pacific Ocean--Discovery and exploration.
South America--Description and travel.
Place
Monaro Region (N.S.W.)
Pacific Area.
Twofold Bay (N.S.W.)

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