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Add MS 15500, f 19
- Record Id:
- 040-003397712
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002087270
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100056316024.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 15500, f 19
- 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:
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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 the chart in ink. Inscribed in pencil above the chart, in the upper left, is ‘King George’s Islands, Byron, ch ix’
This chart refers to the Islands as being ‘Discovered by Mr. Byron 1764’, however Byron was not the first European to visit the Islands, he was preceded by Jacob Roggeveen in May 1722.
Another version of this chart can be found at Add MS 31360, f 38
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002087270
040-003397712 - Is part of:
- Add MS 15500 : 22 charts and views, mostly taken during Captain James Cook's voyage in the Resolution through the Pacific and Southern Oceans
Add MS 15500, f 19 : ‘Islands discovered by Mr. Byron 1764’ [Takaroa and Takapoto, King George Islands, Tuamotu Group, French Polynesia], by… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002087270[0019]/040-003397712
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 15500
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 map
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1774
- End Date:
- 1774
- Date Range:
- Apr 1774
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: Pen and Ink, with Grey and Green Washes, on Paper.
Dimensions: 269 x 371 mm
- Finding Aids:
- Andrew David, The Charts & Coastal Views of Captain Cook’s Voyages, Vol. 2 (1992) 2.156.
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Elliott, John, of Elliott House near Ripon, naval officer, 1759-1834,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000084244467
Gilbert, Joseph, naval officer, 1732-1831 - Related Material:
- A version of this chart, with a view, can be found at The National Archives, Adm, 55/107, f 146