Inman, James, 1776 - 1859 (mathematician and writer on navigation)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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A short account of a voyage from Port Jackson in New South Wales to Canton in China in 1803, 1803
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/68: 235-251
Scope and Contents
A narrative account by James Inman of a voyage on board the ship Rolla, commanded by John Cumming, in 1803. The account provides details of the situation of places encountered, and of ‘every circumstance’ of the voyage relevant to navigation. It includes detailed descriptions of many of the places visited and of encounters with indigenous peoples. It also describes the loss of HMS Porpoise and the merchantman Cato, and the role of the Rolla, the Cumberland (commanded by Captain Flinders),...
Dates:
1803
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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GBR/0180/RGO, Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
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Papers of the Board of Longitude
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Correspondence and related papers regarding observations made on voyages of discovery
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Dr Inman’s observations at Port Jackson and on a voyage from Port Jackson to [Canton in China]
Item
Meteorological journal from Wreck Reef to Canton, 1803-10-13 - 1803-12-19
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/68: 252-256
Scope and Contents
Kept by James Inman on the voyage of the ship Rolla, under John Cumming.
Dates:
1803-10-13 - 1803-12-19
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
GBR/0180/RGO, Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
/
Papers of the Board of Longitude
/
Correspondence and related papers regarding observations made on voyages of discovery
/
Dr Inman’s observations at Port Jackson and on a voyage from Port Jackson to [Canton in China]
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- Subject: Wreck Reefs X
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- Macau 1
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