Notebooks and correspondence [manuscript].

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Notebooks and correspondence [manuscript].

I Notebooks, correspondence and photographs A. Mainly miscellaneous notes and extracts from the logbooks of maritime expeditions and surveys - Australia and the South Seas, c. 1770-1840. B. MS copy of Bligh's logbook, H.M.S. Providence, 1791-1793. Includes charts and illustrations. C. MS copy of N. Portlock's logbook, H.M.S. Assistant, 1791-1793. D. MS copy of exploration journals of G. Caley, 1802-1804, and Allan Cunningham, 1817-1819, transcribed from British Museum. Includes letters by Cunningham to Banks & W. Aiton, 1817-1821. II Correspondence of Ida Marriott, 1898-1922. Mainly re her publications, including letters from Linlithgow, 1905, Dr. W. S. Bruce, 1917 and Admiral J. Moresby, 1920. A. 1901-1922, including illustrations and photographs. B. 1898-1916, miscellaneous letters. III Miscellaneous material A. MS of chapters from Logbooks of the Lady Nelson. (TS). B. Readers tickets - British Museum. C. MS fragments and newscuttings. The collection includes pictorial material (Pic. Acc. 970).

29 v.; 1 (5 cm.) box.

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Lee, Ida

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Ida Marriott (Mrs. C. B. Marriott), author of books on maritime voyages connected with Australia. They contain many extracts from journals and logbooks. Her Early Explorers in Australia contains lengthy extracts from Allan Cunningham's exploration journals. From the description of Notebooks and correspondence [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225793886 ...