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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 15500 Level [40] File

1. Add MS 15500, f 1

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Title:
‘Part of the southern Hemispher[e] showing the Resolutions track through the Pacific and southern ocean’ by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and an unidentified draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Inset in this chart are 3 coastal views. View A (upper right) Title: ‘Resolution Harbour. The Volcano [Mount Yasur] Bearing WBN’, by an unknown artist Location: Tanna, Vanuatu Medium: Pen and Ink, Wash, and Watercolour, on paper. View B (lower left) Title: ‘Thus Appears the Land over Fries...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1772-May 1775
Extent:
1 map, 3 drawings

2. Add MS 15500, f 2

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Title:
A chart of the Southern Hemisphere by Tobias Furneaux, surveyor, and an unidentified draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Depicts the track of the Resolution and Adventure in company, and in separation, from their departure from Table Bay in November 1772 to their final separation off New Zealand in October 1773, after which only the Adventure’s track is depicted until her return to Table Bay in March 1774. This te...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1772-Mar 1774
Extent:
1 map

3. Add MS 15500, f 3

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Title:
‘A plan of Dusky Bay [Dusky Sound], new Zealand’ by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and Henry Roberts, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Inset in the upper left is another chart. Two views are underneath the chart on the same sheet.Inset chart. Title: ‘Pickersgills [Pickersgill] Harbour’ by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and Henry Roberts, draughtsman Date: [Mar 1773-May 1773] Scale: ‘A Scale of 200 Fathom.’ [=1¾ inches] (1:8,229) ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1773-May 1773
Extent:
2 maps, 2 drawings

4. Add MS 15500, f 4

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Add MS 15500, f 4
Title:
A chart of Dusky Sound by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and Henry Robert, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Inset in the upper left is another chart. Title: Pickersgill Harbour, by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and Henry Robert, draughtsman Date: [Mar 1773-May 1773] Scale: ‘A Scale of 300 Fathom.’ [=2½ inches] (1:8,640) Medium: Pen and Ink on tracing paper. Scale: ‘A Scale of four Leagues’ [= 6 inch...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1773-May 1773
Extent:
2 maps

5. Add MS 15500, f 5

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Add MS 15500, f 5
Title:
A chart of the Nomuka Group, Tonga, by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and probably John Elliott, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Two views are underneath the chart on the same sheet. View A Title: ‘Anamoca [Nomuka] when at Anchor on the North Side’, by Joseph Gilbert/John Elliott Location: Anamoca [Nomuka], Tonga Date: [Jun-Jul 1774] Medium: Pen and Ink, Wash, Watercolour, on paper. The title as above is inscribed b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1774-Jul 1774
Extent:
1 map. 2 drawings

6. Add MS 15500, f 6

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Title:
A chart of Tongatapu and ‘Eua by James Cook, surveyor, and Henry Roberts, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Seven views are underneath the chart on the same sheet. View A Title: ‘Middleburg [‘Eua] when bearing W by S 4 leagues’ by James Cook/Henry Roberts Location: Middleburg [‘Eua], Tonga Date: [Oct 1773] Medium: Grey wash on paper. The title as above is inscribed in pen below the view. View B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1773
Extent:
1 map, 7 drawings

7. Add MS 15500, f 7

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Title:
'Easter Island' [Rapa Nui], by James Cook, surveyor, and Isaac Smith, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Scale: 20’ of Longitude = 5 in. (approx. 1:260,000 in 27o S) Another version of this plan can be found at Add MS 31360, f.35 A version of the plan with coastal views can be found at Add MS 31360, f.34. The title is inscribed as above in the centre of the island.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1774
Extent:
1 map

8. Add MS 15500, f 8

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Title:
A chart of the Marquesas Islands by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and Henry Roberts, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Inset in the lower right is another chart. Three views are underneath the chart on the same sheet. Inset chart. Title: Resolution Bay [Vaitahu Bay] by James Cook, surveyor, and Henry Roberts, draughtsman Date: [Apr 1774] Scale: ‘A Scale of 2 miles’ [= 2¾ inches] (1:53,062) Medium: Pen and I...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1774
Extent:
2 maps, 3 drawings

9. Add MS 15500, f 9

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Title:
A plan of 'Hervey Island' [Manuae] by Isaac Smith, surveyor and draughtsman
Scope & Content:
A view is underneath the chart on the same sheet. Title: The Isles bear SSE 3 Miles’ by Isaac Smith Location: Hervey’s Isles [Manuae], Cook Islands Date: [Sep 1773] Medium: Pen and Ink, Wash, and Watercolour, on Paper The title as above is inscribed in ink below the view. Scale: 1’ of Lati...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1773
Extent:
1 map, 1 drawing

10. Add MS 15500, f 10

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Add MS 15500, f 10
Title:
A plan of Palmerston Island by James Cook, surveyor, and Isaac Smith, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
A view is underneath the chart on the same sheet. Title: A View of Palmerston Island, probably by Isaac Smith. Location: Palmerston Island, Cook Islands Date: [Jun 1774] Medium: Pen and Ink, Wash, and Watercolour, on paper. The plan is a copy of Cook’ survey, the view may be Isaac Smith’s o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1774
Extent:

1 map, 1 drawing