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1. Add MS 89230/1/1

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Title:
Whaling cruise journal, on board the Arctic
Scope & Content:
Manuscript journal of Albert Markham's first Arctic voyage, made as second mate in the Dundee steam whaler Arctic, captained by William Adams. Markham accepted the position in order to gain experience of Arctic navigation, to witness methods of handling steam vessels in ice, and to collect infor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1873
Extent:
1 volume, plus 2 folio insert

2. Add MS 89230/1/2

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Title:
Hydra voyage journal, plus tour of Brittany and Holland
Scope & Content:
Manuscript journal kept by Markham as Commander of the Hydra, on manoeuvres in the Kara sea during the Russo-Turkish War (1878). The first journal entry is dated 7 May; the last 8 November. The Hydra was put out of commission on 23 August, and the entries from 13th September describe Markham's t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 volume, plus inserts

3. Add MS 89230/1/3

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Title:
Journal of the Isbjörn voyage along the west coast of Novaya Zemlya
Scope & Content:
Journal by Captain Markham of his time aboard the Norwegian cutter Isbjörn (referred to as Isbjörnen by Markham throughout the volume) under Sir Henry Gore Booth, describing the voyage which took in the west coast of Novaya Zemlya, the Matyushin Shar, the Kara Sea, and a northward push in the ic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1879
Extent:
1 volume, plus inserts (289 folios)

4. Add MS 89230/2/1

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Title:
Arctic Expedition: Volume one
Scope & Content:
First volume of the journal kept by Markham during the British Arctic Expedition 1875-76, as Captain of HMS Alert and second-in-command under Sir George Nares on the Discovery. This volume opens in Portsmouth on Saturday 29 May 1875, and concludes 24 July 1876. It includes a description of the f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1875
Extent:
1 volume (344 folios)

5. Add MS 89230/2/2

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Title:
Arctic Expedition: Volume two
Scope & Content:
Second volume of the journal kept by Markham during the British Arctic Expedition 1875-76, as Captain of HMS Alert and second-in-command under Sir George Nares on the Discovery. The volume opens with Markham's sledging journals for 25 September to 14 October 1875, 3 April to 2 June 1876 (the '...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1876
Extent:
1 volume (179 folios)

6. Add MS 89230/3/1

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Title:
HMS Triumph Volume One (Pacific Station)
Scope & Content:
Volumes 1-3 of Markham's Triumph journal, documenting his time in the Pacific Station. The journal commences on 3 November 1879, and provides details of Markham's trip to Callao to meet with the HMS Triumph: arrived at St Thomas, Jamaica, 15 November; visit to the Royal Naval Hospital at Port R...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1879-May 1880
Extent:
1 volume, plus inserts (293 folios)

7. Add MS 89230/3/2

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Title:
HMS Triumph Volume Two (Pacific Station)
Scope & Content:
Volumes 4-6 of Markham's Triumph journal, documenting his time in the Pacific Station. Commences on 25 May 1880, whilst stationed at Esquimalt in Vancouver. Details the erection of a Seaman's Club House and Recreation Ground. Markham was made a Justice of the Peace for the district. 2 October t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1880-Feb 1881
Extent:
1 volume, plus inserts (325 folios)

8. Add MS 89230/3/3

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Title:
HMS Triumph Volume Three (Pacific Station)
Scope & Content:
Volumes 7-9 of Markham's Triumph journal, documenting his time in the Pacific Station. Commences on 2 February 1881, whilst stationed at Callao to observe the hostilities between Chile and Peru. The Triumph then travelled, anchoring at Coquimbo and Valparaiso, with Markham making several on sho...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1881-Nov 1881
Extent:
1 volume, plus inserts (282 folios)

9. Add MS 89230/3/4

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Title:
HMS Triumph Volume Four (Pacific Station)
Scope & Content:
Volumes 10-12 of Markham's Triumph journal, documenting his time in the Pacific Station. The journal opens with an entry dated 1 December 1881, and picks up following the on board explosion in November, providing details of the aftermath and investigations. The Triumph made north towards Panama...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1881-1882
Extent:
1 volume, plus inserts (230 folios)

10. Add MS 89230/3/5

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Title:
HMS Vernon Volume One (Naval Torpedo Establishment)
Scope & Content:
First volume of Sir Albert Markham's journal as Captain of the torpedo school at the navy shore establishment at Portsmouth, in command of HMS Vernon. The journal opens on 27 November 1882, following Markham's return from the Pacific Station. From November to February 1883 Markham assumed the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1882-Jul 1884
Extent:
1 volume