HMS Investigator, survey sloop (1801-1810)
Organization
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
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Copy of the HMS Investigator’s comparison book for the timekeepers, 1801-10-31 - 1802-08-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/66/2: 4v-27
Scope and Contents
Containing tables of comparison relating to timekeepers A82, A176, A1736, E520 and E543.
Dates:
1801-10-31 - 1802-08-10
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Log entries from 2 May until 21 July 1802, 1802-05-02 - 1802-07-21
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 52*v-55v
Scope and Contents
Daily log entries made while the Investigator was at anchor at Port Phillip, while travelling eastwards via Wilson’s Promontory, and while in Sydney Cove, Port Jackson.
Dates:
1802-05-02 - 1802-07-21
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations for the variation and dip of the magnetic needle, 1801 - 1805
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 127v-148v
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Made in HMS Investigator during a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.
Dates:
1801 - 1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations from Port Lincoln towards Port Jackson, 1802-03-05 - 1802-05-16
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 28v-41r
Scope and Contents
Including observations made at (or in the vicinity of) Kangaroo Island, Port Phillip, Bass Strait and Port Jackson.
Dates:
1802-03-05 - 1802-05-16
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made along the west and south coasts of Hew Holland, 1803-04-30 - 1803-06-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 98v-103r
Scope and Contents
Travelling via Cape Leuwen, towards Bass Strait and Port Jackson, and including observations made at Cattle Point and Garden Island.
Dates:
1803-04-30 - 1803-06-28
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made at Port Jackson, 1802-05-25 - 1802-07-18
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 41v-44r
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Made in HMS Investigator on a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.
Dates:
1802-05-25 - 1802-07-18
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made between Port Jackson and St Helena, 1801 - 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 110r-119r
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).
Dates:
1801 - 1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made from Port Jackson along the east (and northeast) coasts of New Holland, 1802-07-22 - 1803-02-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 164v-184r
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).
Dates:
1802-07-22 - 1803-02-10
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made from Timor towards Port Jackson, 1803-04-19 - 1803-05-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 186v-187r
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).
Dates:
1803-04-19 - 1803-05-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made off Cape Leuwen and towards Port Jackson, 1803-05-13 - 1803-08-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 187v-188v
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).
Dates:
1803-05-13 - 1803-08-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made upon the east point of Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, 1802-05-12 - 1802-07-18
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 162v-164r
Scope and Contents
Includes accounts of the rates of the timekeepers.
Dates:
1802-05-12 - 1802-07-18
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Summaries of observations made between December 1801 and July 1802, 1801-12-12 - 1802-07-18
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 55v-60v
Scope and Contents
Includes accounts of the rates and errors of the timekeepers by Earnshaw and Arnold, and summaries of observations to determine longitude made in Princess Royal Harbour, at Bay 10, in Port Phillip Bay and at Cattle Point on the east side of Sydney Cove, Port Jackson.
Dates:
1801-12-12 - 1802-07-18
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Filtered By
- Subject: Sydney X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Australia 5
- King George Sound 3
- Port Phillip Bay 3
- Bass Strait 2
- Leeuwin, Cape 2
- Timor 2
- Arnhem Bay 1
- Broad Sound 1
- Cape of Good Hope 1
- Carpentaria, Gulf of 1
- Groote Eylandt 1
- Kangaroo Island 1
- Madeira 1
- Mauritius 1
- Port Lincoln 1
- Port Louis 1
- Saint Helena 1
- South Pacific Ocean 1
- Wilson's Promontory 1
- Wreck Reefs 1 + ∧ less
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