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Mss Eur F594/6/5/5
- Record Id:
- 040-003434338
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002297343
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071144220.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F594/6/5/5
- Title:
- R.A. Skelton: Cook's Voyages: Charts, Views and Illustrations
- Scope & Content:
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Portfolio entitled 'The Journals of Captain James Cook. Charts & Views'. Contains research notes compiled by R.A. Skelton, Honorary Secretary of the Hakluyt Society, regarding illustrations for The Journals of Captain Cook on his Voyages of Discovery: The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771 edited by J.C. Beaglehole (Cambridge: 1955), and The Journals of Captain Cook on his Voyages of Discovery: Volume II, The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775 edited by J.C. Beaglehole, with J.A. Williamson et al (Cambridge: 1961).
Includes correspondence with: Dr W. Kaye Lamb, Public Archives of Canada, regarding charts made by Cook, Dec 1954; John Easton, Robert Maclehose & Co, with colour prints of Resolution, Oct 1956; Phyllis Mander Jones, Mitchell Library, regarding list of William Hodges paintings, Dec 1957; Averil Lysaght and C.C. Milan, British Museum Natural History, regarding drawings of George Foster, Jan 1958; Bernard Smith, Mar 1957 regarding queries relating to material attributed to William Hodges, Webber and Roberts; R.A. Skelton to George Naish, National Maritime Museum, with pen drawing of 88 Mile End Road and photographs of material supplied by Whitby Museum, Apr 1956.
Research papers include notes for catalogue of drawings, as well as lists of illustrations for volume II, list of sketch maps volume II.
File of photographic copies of maps, charts, views, people and ethnographic objects, including envelope marked 'Illustrations for vol II (rejected)'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002297343
036-003413430
037-003434049
040-003434338 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F594 : Hakluyt Society Archive
Mss Eur F594/6 : Papers concerning Proposals for Volumes
Mss Eur F594/6/5 : Files Relating to Published Works: Voyages of Captain James Cook
Mss Eur F594/6/5/5 : R.A. Skelton: Cook's Voyages: Charts, Views and Illustrations - Hierarchy:
- 032-002297343[0006]/036-003413430[0005]/037-003434049[0005]/040-003434338
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F594
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1954
- End Date:
- 1959
- Date Range:
- 1954-1959
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliated; 175 folios
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)