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11. Add MS 15500, f 16

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Title:
A chart of South Georgia by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and probably John Elliott, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
A view is underneath the chart on the same sheet. Title: The southern part of South Georgia, Green Island bearing north, by Joseph Gilbert/John Elliott Location: South Georgia Date: [Jan 1775] Medium: Pen and Ink, and Grey Washes, on Paper. Scale: 1o of Longitude = 3 inches (approx. 1:850,0...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1775
Extent:
1 map, 1 drawing

12. Add MS 15500, f 17

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Title:
A chart of Vanuatu by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and probably John Elliott, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Four views are underneath the chart on the same sheet. View A Title: ‘The Entrance to Port Resolution bearing S.bE. one Mile’, by Joseph Gilbert/John Elliott Location: Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu Date: [Jul-Aug 1774] Medium: Pen and Ink, Wash, and Watercolour, on Paper. The title as ab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1774-Aug 1774
Extent:
1 map, 4 drawings

13. Add MS 15500, f 20

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Title:
A chart of the atolls Apatiki (upper right), Toau (lower right), Kaukura (lower left), and Arutua (upper left), of the Palliser Islands, Tuamotu Group, French Polynesia, by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and Isaac Smith, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
A view is underneath the chart on the same sheet. Title: A View of one of the atolls of the Palliser Islands, by Joseph Gilbert/Isaac Smith Location: Palliser Islands, French Polynesia Date: [Apr 1774] Medium: Wash and Watercolour on Paper. Scale: 20’ of Latitude = 5 inches (1:291,840) Ano...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1774
Extent:
1 map, 1 drawing

14. Add MS 15500, f 5

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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

15. Add MS 15500, f 13

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Title:
A chart of South Sandwich Islands by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and probably John Elliott, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
A view is underneath the chart on the same sheet. Title: A View of Bristol Island over Freezland Rock, by Joseph Gilbert/John Elliott Location: Freezland Rock, near Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands Date: [Jan-Feb 1775] Medium: Pen and Ink, and Grey Wash, with tints of Watercolour, on P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1775-Feb 1775
Extent:
1 map, 1 drawing

16. 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

17. Add MS 15500, f 19

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Title:
‘Islands discovered by Mr. Byron 1764’ [Takaroa and Takapoto, King George Islands, Tuamotu Group, French Polynesia], by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and probably John Elliott, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Scale: 10’ of Latitude = 5 inches (1:145,920) The draughtsmanship of this map has been attributed to John Elliott on the grounds of style by Andrew David in The Charts & Coastal Views of Captain Cook’s Voyages, Vol. 2 (1992). The title ‘Islands discovered by Mr. Byron 1764’ is inscribed on...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1774
Extent:
1 map

18. 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

19. 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

20. Add MS 15500, f 18

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Add MS 15500, f 18
Title:
A plan of Norfolk Island by James Cook, surveyor, and probably John Elliott, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
A view is underneath the chart on the same sheet. Title: A view of Norfolk Island, a copy of Joseph Gilbert’s view, probably by John Elliott Location: Norfolk Island Date: [Oct 1774] Medium: Pen and Ink, Wash, and Watercolour on paper. Scale: 10’ of Latitude = 5 inches (1:145,920) The drau...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1774
Extent:
1 map, 1 drawing