George Raper - Papers, 1787-1824

M 1183

fonds

Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]

432653

Microfilm : M 1183

microfilm reel 35 mm

Seaman and artist. Joined HMS Sirius as able bodied seaman Dec 1786 and promoted to midshipman Sept 1787 on voyage to New South Wales. Sailed on Sirius on voyage to Cape of Good Hope 1788-89 and was at Norfolk Island in 1790-91. Returned to England in April 1792

The papers consist of 1.'Observations by Lieut. George Raper, R.N. 1787-1794'. Manuscript (15pp) giving nautical observations, kept on HMS Sirius, May 1787-Jan 1788 and Oct 1788-April 1789, with brief entries on Speedy (1793) and Commerce de Versailles (1794). 2. Nine manuscript maps and plans, 1787-91, depicting track of HMS Sirius in Atlantic Ocean, Rio de Janeiro, Island of St Jago, Botany Bay, Port Jackson and Norfolk Island. 3. Five pen, ink and watercolour drawings, 1787-90, of Tenerife, Cape Verde Islands, Rio de Janeiro, Van Diemen's Land, Botany Bay, Port Jackson and wreck of HMS Sirius at Norfolk Island as well as Raper's will and statement of service

Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales.
National Library of Australia holds microfilm master.
Available for reference.
Australian Joint Copying Project Handbook Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 382, p.146.
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M1183.
Originals of observation book 1787-1794, maps and coastal profiles of Botany Bay, Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, available at National Library of Australia (MS 9433) and at http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/georgeraper
Descriptive list filmed on the reel (3pp.).