Falkland Islands
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Journal of the voyage of the Daedalus, 1791-12-05 - 1792-05-08
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 136-195
Scope and Contents
A copy of journal entries written by Gooch while travelling on the Daedalus ship from Rio de Janeiro. In addition to accounts of daily life on the ship, the journal includes descriptions of Rio de Janeiro and his impressions of its people, customs and dress, with comments on the slave trade, crime and punishment, and the country’s natural resources [Mm.6.48: 139v-160v]. It also includes descriptions of the Falkland Islands and of a sea-lion hunt there [Mm.6.48: 161v-176r]; an account of...
Dates:
1791-12-05 - 1792-05-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Collection:
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).
Series
Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1792-04-16
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 86-87
Scope and Contents
Providing a short account of their passage to the Falkland Islands and a heavy storm encountered there.
Dates:
1792-04-16
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Collection:
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).