Captain Peter Dillon is sent to Mallicolo in the New Hebrides to establish the fate of the explorer the Comte De La Perouse whose two ships the Boussole and the Astrolabe disappeared in that area in the year 1788 - quarrel between Captain Dillon and the ship's surgeon and naturalist Dr Robert Tyt...
Summary of Nathaniel Wallich's career, and his return to England
Scope & Content:
Collection to Draft No 458. This item comprises a series of documents relating to Wallich’s application to return temporarily to England in order to restore his health. Main themes: Wallich applies to return to England to restore his health; appointment of temporary stand-in (Sir Charles Metcalf...