Log entries for December 1801 and early January 1802, 1801-12-05 - 1802-01-04
Scope and Contents
Daily log entries, travelling from the Cape of Good Hope towards the south west coast of New Holland, and in King George Sound and Princess Royal Harbour. Includes a set of observations made in Princess Royal Harbour, with accounts of the rates of the timekeepers and of the tides [RGO 14/64: 17r-20v].
Dates
- Creation: 1801-12-05 - 1802-01-04
Creator
- From the Item: Flinders, Matthew, 1774 - 1814 (naval officer and hydrographer) (Person)
- From the Item: Flinders, Samuel Ward, 1782 - 1834 (naval officer) (Person)
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Extent
6 folio(s) (6 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
Australia [subject]
Original geographic information
King George Sound [subject]
Finding aid date
2012-07-27 11:28:09+00:00
Subject
- HMS Investigator, survey sloop (1801-1810) (Organization)
Geographic
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