A voyage on discoveries in the Ship Columbia Rediviva, 1791-1792.

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A voyage on discoveries in the Ship Columbia Rediviva, 1791-1792.

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Haswell's second "log" or narrative, October 14, 1791-December 7, 1792, begins after the Columbia returned to the Northwest Coast. Describes trading on the British Columbia coast, and his experiences in command of the sloop Adventure, April-September, 1792, and aboard the Columbia after it sailed for Hawaii and Macao, where the log ends. The original manuscript, now owned by the Massachusetts Historical Society, continues to May 26, 1793, ending at Chapel Bay, St. Helena, an additional 105 pages not copied when the Bancroft transcript was made (the paper is watermarked 1879) The manuscript contains three tracings of charts by Haswell.

Originals : 157 pages ; 29 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (79 exposures) : negative (Rich. 107:19) and positive.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Haswell, Robert, 1768-1801

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Robert Haswell was the third officer on the Columbia and then became second mate on the Washington. From the description of Voyage round the world onboard the ship Columbia-Rediviva and sloop Washington: typescript /by Robert Haswell, transcribed by B. L. Eddy, 1896 Apr 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126613 ...

Adventure (Sloop : 1773-1776)

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Columbia (Ship : 1787-1801)

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Administrative history unavailable. From the description of Columbia (Ship) fonds. 1789, 1791. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606461396 The Columbia, also known as the Columbia Rediviva was a three-masted sailing ship of 212 tons owned by Joesph Barrell of Boston, Massachusetts, and built in 1773 by James Briggs. In its first voyage to the Pacific northwest, the Columbia (Captain John Kendrick) was accompanied by the sloop Lady Washington (Capt...