Captain Philip Carteret papers, 22 November 1751 to 29 April 1794

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1751 to 1794

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Philip Carteret, British naval officer and navigator was 1st Lieutenant of HMS Tamar, and later HMS Dolphin in John Byron's voyage, 1764 to 1766. During the voyage to discover a southern continent in the Pacific, 1766-1769, Carteret, in HMS Swallow accidentally separated from the commander Captain S. Wallis in HMS Dolphin while following the passage through the Straits of Megellan. Sailing alone, the Swallow under Carteret went on to discover in the Pacific the Strait separating New Britain from New Ireland and Pitcairn Island. He served in the West Indies, 1771-1781, was appointed rear-admiral in 1794, in which year he retired, and died in 1796.

Collection includes logbooks relating to Tamar, Dolphin and Swallow, accounts of voyages from 1766 to 1769, commissions and orders, private papers, correspondence and checklists.

SERIES 01
Papers connected with official voyages of discovery, 1 January 1764 to 25 April 1769

SERIES 02
Private papers of Captain Philip Carteret, 22 November 1751 to 29 April 1794.

SERIES 03
Checklists, 1960.

This collection has been arranged into 3 series. You may navigate to these records from this collection record.

Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -

Charts are located at:
Ca 76/1 to Ca 76/26
Cb76/1
Cc76/1 to Cc76/5