Oswald W.B. Brierly - H.M.S. Rattlesnake. Torres Straits, New Guinea, Louisiades &c., 8 May - 8 Aug. 1849

A 507

item

1849-1849

Textual Records, Drawings

423733

Microfilm : MAV/FM4/2560 (A 507)

Textual Records - (manuscript) 1 volume - 0.03 Meters
Drawings

8 May - 8 Aug. 1849 ; Journal entries for voyage onboard Rattlesnake sailing north from Sydney along the Australian coast, anchoring in Brisbane and passing islands in the Louisiade Archipelago (especially Rossel Island). Includes movements of H.M.S. Bramble; rough conditions experienced at sea; general weather and sailing conditions; contact with Indigenous Australians and natives of Louisiades; sketches of the ship "wearing" and sailors; descriptions of canoes and customs

Chronologically, this volume preceeds A 511, Oswald W.B. Brierly - H.M.S. Rattlesnake. Torres Straits, New Guinea, 1849
In Sep. 1944, the journal was bound into new covers.
Paper label with number "4" appears at top right of original cover.
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover.
"D.S. Mitchell" signature inside original front cover

Handwritten on page i, "1849 / Journal commencing May 8 / Ending"
A non-contemporaneous label on original cover, "H.M. Rattlesnake. Torres Straits, New Guinea the Louisiades &c. &c. (a few sketches, but chiefly M.S.) O.W. Brierly, 1849. May-Aug. 1849"