HMS Investigator, survey sloop (1801-1810)
Found in 101 Collections and/or Records:
Log entries for December 1802, 1802-12-01 - 1802-12-31
Daily log entries while in the southwest side of the Gulf of Carpentaria and off the isles of Cape Vanderlin. Includes some astronomical observations and a note on the stoppage of the timekeepers.
Log entries for early January 1803, 1803-01-01 - 1803-01-06
Daily log entries while in the Gulf of Carpentaria, with observations made to ascertain the errors of the timekeepers.
Log entries for February and early March 1802, 1802-02-01 - 1802-03-03
Daily log entries, exploring the furthest south coast of New Holland including Nuyts Archipelago. The entry for 21 February records the loss of the cutter with eight men drowned [RGO 14/64: 34v]. Also included are observations (of altitudes, lunar distance and for the variation of the magnetic needle), an account of the rates and errors of the timekeepers, and an account of the tides.
Log entries for January 1802, 1802-01-05 - 1802-01-31
Daily log entries while off the south coast of New Holland, travelling from King George Sound eastward. Includes observations taken at anchor in Bays Nos. 1 and 2, D’Entrecasteaux Archipelago and in Bay No. 3 Nuyts Land.
Log entries for March 1802, 1802-03-05 - 1802-03-31
Daily log entries, travelling along the south coast of New Holland via Bay 10, Port Lincoln, and the Great Inlet. Includes observations taken in rivers in Inlets Nos. 10 and 12, and at No. 16 or Port Phillip.
Log entries for November 1802, 1802-11-01 - 1802
Daily log entries while in the Gulf of Carpentaria, with astronomical observations taken there and in the Torres Strait.
Log entries for November and early December 1801, 1801-10-30 - 1801-12-04
Daily log entries made in Simon’s Bay and while travelling from the Cape of Good Hope towards New Holland. The entries begin with a note on the departure of the astronomer John Crosley from the voyage on 30 October, and on the rates of the timekeepers.
Log entries for October 1802, 1802-10-01 - 1802-10-31
Daily log entries, travelling along the east coast of New Holland towards the Torres Strait, via the northern Northumberland Isles and Great Barrier Reef.
Log entries from 2 May until 21 July 1802, 1802-05-02 - 1802-07-21
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.
Loose papers relating to Captain Flinders' voyage on HMS Investigator, 1800-07-07 - 1805-03-12
Sundry observations or recalculations.
Lunar observations for determining the longitude of Timor, 1803
Probably made during Captain Flinders' voyage.
Lunar observations taken in Princess Royal Harbour by Captain Flinders, 1801 - 1802
With reductions by means of the timekeepers.
Memoir explaining the construction of charts of Australia, 1801 - 1805
With remarks on the observations for latitude and longitude, and on the variation of the compass. A narrative account, made by Captain Matthew Flinders, on a voyage of the HMS Investigator in the years 1801-1803; with a note dated 1805.
Memorial of Samuel Ward Flinders, 1806-04
Sent to the Board of Longitude, concerning his role as astronomer on HMS Investigator.
Observations, 1801-12-12 - 1802-05-12
Set of observations taken by Flinders, with reference made to Princess Royal Harbour (King George Sound), Port Jackson, New Holland, Port Phillip, and Kangaroo Island. Originally enclosed in a letter from Flinders to Nevil Maskelyne [RGO 14/68: 17-18].
Observations for the variation and dip of the magnetic needle, 1801 - 1805
Made in HMS Investigator during a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.
Observations from Port Lincoln towards Port Jackson, 1802-03-05 - 1802-05-16
Including observations made at (or in the vicinity of) Kangaroo Island, Port Phillip, Bass Strait and Port Jackson.
Observations made along the northwest coast of New Holland and towards Timor, 1803-02-28 - 1803-04-13
Includes observations made at anchor in Coupang Bay.
Observations made along the southwest coast of New Holland, from King George Sound eastward, 1802-01-05 - 1802-05-09
The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).
Observations made along the west and south coasts of Hew Holland, 1803-04-30 - 1803-06-28
Travelling via Cape Leuwen, towards Bass Strait and Port Jackson, and including observations made at Cattle Point and Garden Island.
Observations made among the Northumberland Isles, Barrier Reefs, and towards the Torres Strait, 1802-09-21 - 1802-10-26
Made in HMS Investigator on a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.
Observations made at Port Jackson, 1802-05-25 - 1802-07-18
Made in HMS Investigator on a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.
Observations made at Princess Royal Harbour, 1801-12-12 - 1801-12-31
Made in HMS Investigator on a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.
Observations made at Sheerness and Spithead, 1801-05 - 1801-07
The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).
Observations made between Port Jackson and St Helena, 1801 - 1805
The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).
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- Australia 52
- London 14
- Sydney 12
- King George Sound 11
- Timor 9
- Carpentaria, Gulf of 6
- Astronomy 5
- Broad Sound 5
- Cape of Good Hope 5
- Geographical exploration 5
- Jackson, Port 5
- Marine navigation 5
- Mauritius 5
- Port Phillip Bay 5
- Torres Strait 5
- Arnhem Bay 4
- Longitude 4
- Port Lincoln 4
- Bass Strait 3
- Greenwich 3
- Northumberland 3
- Nuyts Archipelago 3
- South Pacific Ocean 3
- China 2
- Great Barrier Reef 2
- Groote Eylandt 2
- Kangaroo Island 2
- Keppel Bay 2
- Leeuwin, Cape 2
- Navigational aids 2
- Sheerness 2
- Soho 2
- Time measuring instruments 2
- Wreck Reefs 2
- Academic standards 1
- Africa 1
- City of Westminster 1
- Curtis, Port 1
- D'Entrecasteaux Islands 1
- D'Entrecasteaux, Point 1
- Hawke, Cape 1
- Hervey Bay 1
- Horology 1
- Madeira 1
- North Pacific Ocean 1
- Port Louis 1
- Queensland 1
- Saint Helena 1
- Saint Ives 1
- Sandy Cape 1
- Shoalwater Bay 1
- Spithead 1
- Travel 1
- Vanderlin Island 1
- Wilson's Promontory 1 + ∧ less