936821
- TitleEdward Hobart Seymour papers relating to the search for the barque Norna, 1861-1862
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 557
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1861-1862 - Type of material
- Reference code936821
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 1107
- Physical Description1 box of textual material
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Item 1
a. Journal, 1861-1862 of the British naval vessels, H.M.S. Waterman, Princess Charlotte, Sphinx and Imperieuse, on the China Station
Journal of H.M.S. Sphinx, 5 December 1861-22 April 1862 includes a chart of the track of the Sphinx in search of the crew of the barque Norna which had set sail from Newcastle, N.S.W., and been lost on the St Augustine Reef, 31 March 1861, and gives details of the voyage among various Pacific islands, especially the Pelew Islands
Item 2
b. Lecture regarding the voyage of the Sphinx, including an account of the Pelew Islands and their inhabitants, 1862+
Item 3
c. Typescript copy of above
From internal evidence items 1 and 2 are apparently in the handwriting of Captain M. S. Nolloth who appears to have been in command of the vessels - Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-201B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012 - General note
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