John Shepherd journal of the Sparrowhawk, 1839

MLMSS 2831

fonds

Textual Records, Graphic Materials

422600

Microfilm : MLMSS 2831)

1 (5 cm.) box of textual material

Captain J. Shepherd was sent by the British Commander in Chief on the South American Station, Valparaiso, to make the annual tour of the Islands 'for the purpose of communicating with our Consuls, protecting our commerce, maintaining order amongst the Seamen of our Merchant Vessels and redressing the grievances of our British Subjects'. He visited Pitcairn Island, the Sandwich Islands and Tahiti

A contemporary copy of the journal kept by Shepherd on the Sparrow hawk describing the visit to the islands and including accounts of the geography, history and life of the native people. The account of his visit to the volcano of Kiruea on Hawaii is illustrated by a map and profile. Extracts from the Pitcairn Island Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1790-September 1839, are included

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (5-442 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Available for reference
Keyword subject:
Registers of births etc. -- Pitcairn Island
Indigenous peoples -- Pacific Area
Volcanoes -- Hawaii