942594
- TitlePeter Briscoe - A journal of His Majesties Bark Endeavour by Gods permission bound to the South Seas, Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, 27th May 1768; 27 May 1768 - 14 May 1770
- Creator
- Call numberSAFE/DLMS 96
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
27 May 1768 - 14 May 1770 - Type of material
- Reference code942594
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical Description1 volume of textual material (131, 1 p.) - manuscript - 25 cm.
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Peter Briscoe, civilian, came from Revesby, England and was one of eight staff members for Sir Joseph Banks on board the ship Endeavour. His position was servant to Banks.
Paged in library. Spine sticker: '17111'.
The cover title is obliterated: 'The account of Mr. Robert Haswhitle Senior Church Warden of the Parish of Saint James Westminster for the year 1767'.
Inside front cover: Phillipps MS 17111' and T. Jolley bookplate. - Scope and ContentLISTS
A list of the officers and company on board his Majesty's Bark Endeavour 27th May 1768
Detachments of marines embarked at Plymouth as part of her compliment 16th August 1768
Gentlemen and servants supernumeraries
LOG AND JOURNAL
The journal is mainly a sailing and weather record, although there are descriptions of the coasts of New Zealand and New Holland, in particular Queen Charlotte Sound, Dromedary Bay and Stingray Bay, and remarks of the expedition's relations with the Maoris. The journal ends in the latitude 30 degrees 22 south during the ship's passage along the coast of New Holland
RECIPE
To make Reason Wine. Written in another hand? (Inside back cover) - Copying ConditionsOut of copyright: Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales - Finding AidsResearch notes available at DLMS 96n -
- Description source
Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012. - General note
Loose notes found inside cover have been removed to WD In-letters: PLNSW AND file Safe/DLMSQ 158
Transferred from DLSPENCER 172
Microfilm copy available at MAV/FM4/2222, frames 1-69. Digitised from the microfilm copy in 2018 - Name
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