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Extra notes and drawings by Robert Gale : Notes|Artwork, Illustrations and Photographs 1846-1850.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
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- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Gale, Robert, author.
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2162
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Australia.
- Mauritius.
- Genre:
- Art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Drawings and notes including 'A map of the world divided into grids; Calculations of Latitude and Longitude' covering dates 28 May 1847 to 07 June 1849; A group of small drawings on Island around Australia, with first glimpse of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), map of Australia and the route planned round it explained; drawings of people and events at sea such as other ships, drawing of Professor Sedgwick of Trinity College; drawing of Kennedy; drawing of ruins, a water spout; Maplin light sketched from Orion Steam, 1843; drawing of a ship struggling in a storm titled 'Labouring in Vain'; Sketch of HMS BLAZER and ship plan for HMS RATTLESNAKE; sketches relating to Mauritius including notes on the island, a map of the island and a closer look at a town with Virginia's Tomb highlighted, a very detailed sketch of Virginia's Tomb and a leaf from above the tomb; also additional notes including a dates for diary on scrap paper.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference:JOD/284/5.
- National Maritime Museum, UK: Journals And Diaries (JOD).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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