William Bligh charts [cartographic material]. [1792?]

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William Bligh charts [cartographic material]. [1792?]

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Three manuscript charts and one set of coastline profiles relating to the voyage of Bounty's launch (1789), and that of H.M.S. Providence and H.M.S. Assistant (1792) in the South Pacific, showing the tracks of both voyages [1792 or later]: "A chart of Bligh's Islands Discovered by Captain Wm. Bligh"; "Views of Bligh's Islands"; "A chart of the Islands to the North of the New Hebrides Discovered by Captain William Bligh"; "A chart of Bligh's Straits in the Clarence Archipelago Discovered and Explored by Captain William Bligh"

4 ms. maps.

Libraries Australia

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SNAC Resource ID: 7075864

Libraries Australia

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Bligh, William, 1754-1817

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Epithet: Captain; of Add MS 31865 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000126.0x00033e Bligh was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. He is best known for the famous mutiny that occurred against his command aboard HMAV Bounty. After the Bounty mutiny he became Governor of New South Wales. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1958. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record...

Assistant (Ship)

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Providence (Ship)

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Bounty (Ship)

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