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1. Add MS 15500

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Add MS 15500
Title:
22 charts and views, mostly taken during Captain James Cook's voyage in the Resolution through the Pacific and Southern Oceans
Scope & Content:
Twenty charts, many with views appended, which were taken during the voyage of Captain James Cook in the Resolution, where he sailed through the Pacific and Southern Oceans. There are also two views depicting islands off the coast of Brazil, which appear to be unrelated to the voyages of James ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772-1775
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 15500, f 22

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Title:
A view, probably of Ilha da Trindade, by an unknown artist
Scope & Content:
Location: Probably Ilha da Trindade This view seems to be unconnected with Cook’s voyages. Inscribed on the back of the picture in pencil is ‘Island of Trinidad E.H.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
before 1845
Extent:
1 drawing

3. Add MS 15500, f 21

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Title:
‘The Rocks of Martinvas [Ilhas Martin Vas] bearing WSW 2 or 3 Miles. Trinidada [Ilha da Trindade] W½S 9 or 10 Leagues’, by an unknown artist
Scope & Content:
Location: The Rocks of Martinvas [Ilhas Martim Vaz] and Trinidada [Ilha da Trindade], Brazil This view seems to be unconnected with Cook’s voyages. The title as above is inscribed in ink beneath the view in a later hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
before 1845
Extent:
1 drawing

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Add MS 15500, f 11

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Title:
A plan of Niue by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and Isaac Smith, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Inscribed on the plan is 'Savage Island', the name James Cook gave to the Island. A view is underneath the chart on the same sheet. Title: A view of Niue by Joseph Gilbert/Isaac Smith Location: Niue Date: [Jun 1774] Medium: Pen and Ink, Wash, and Watercolour, on paper. Scale: 15’ of Longit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1774
Extent:
1 map, 1 drawing

8. Add MS 15500, f 12

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Title:
A plan of Vatoa, Fiji, by Joseph Gilbert, surveyor, and Isaac Smith, draughtsman
Scope & Content:
Inscribed on the plan is 'Turtle Reef and Island', which is the name James Cook gave to the Island. A view is underneath the chart on the same sheet. Title: Turtle Island Bearing SE a mile Distance, by Joseph Gilbert/Isaac Smith Location: Turtle Island [Vatoa], Fiji Date: [Jul 1774] Medium:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1774
Extent:
1 map, 1 drawing

9. Add MS 15500, f 7

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Add MS 15500, f 7
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

10. Add MS 15500, f 4

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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