Rio de Janeiro
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Abstract of a report from William Gooch to the Astronomer Royal, 17 Nov. 1791
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.06.48: 196
Scope and Contents
Reporting from Rio de Janeiro on problems with his instruments and with discipline on board the Daedalus; transcribed by Sir Joseph Banks.
Dates:
17 Nov. 1791
Conditions Governing Access:
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Final letter from William Gooch to his parents, 2 May 1792
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.06.48: 91-92
Scope and Contents
Letter written from O’Whyhee a few days before his death. Gooch mentions his concern upon discovering that he had used a false meridian, and subsequent corrections he had made to his observations. He also mentions his expectations of returning to England in 1794 or 1795.
Dates:
2 May 1792
Conditions Governing Access:
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Journal of the voyage of the Daedalus, 5 Dec. 1791 - 8 May 1792
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.06.48: 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...
Dates:
5 Dec. 1791 - 8 May 1792
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to (Emily) Catherine Langton née Darwin; written at Rio de Janeiro, 1832-07-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 223: 13
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to (Emily) Catherine Langton née Darwin; written at Rio de Janeiro
(Letter)
Dates:
1832-07-05
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to John Stevens Henslow; written at Rio de Janeiro copy in hand 2, 1832-06-16
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 145: 22
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to John Stevens Henslow; written at Rio de Janeiro copy in hand 2
(Letter)
Dates:
1832-06-16
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Letter from Henry Stephen Fox to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Rio de Janeiro, 1833-10-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 39: 1-4
Scope and Contents
Letter from Henry Stephen Fox to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Rio de Janeiro
(Letter)
Dates:
1833-10-31
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Letter from Henry Stephen Fox to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Rio de Janeiro plus cover, 1834-07-25
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 204: 123
Scope and Contents
Letter from Henry Stephen Fox to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Rio de Janeiro plus cover
(Letter)
Dates:
1834-07-25
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Letter from [[-] Wilkinson?] to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Rio de Janeiro incomplete, damaged, 1872-11-22
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 181: 102
Scope and Contents
Letter from [[-] Wilkinson?] to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Rio de Janeiro incomplete, damaged
(Letter)
Dates:
1872-11-22
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Series
Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 24 Nov. 1791
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.06.48: 82-83
Scope and Contents
Written on the departure of the Daedalus from Rio de Janeiro, with mention of taking down his observatory and of his disappointment at observing in bad weather.
Dates:
24 Nov. 1791
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
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Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Two-letter class: western post-medieval manuscripts
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Mm
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Letters, Memoranda, and Journal, containing the History of Mr William Gooch [Fellow of Caius College], Astronomer of the Daedalus Transport
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Letters from William Gooch
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Letters from William Gooch to his parents, William and Sarah Gooch
Series
Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 29 Nov. 1791
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.06.48: 84-85
Scope and Contents
Written as the ship left Rio de Janeiro, concerning journal entries he had sent to Miss Smithson.
Dates:
29 Nov. 1791
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
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Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Two-letter class: western post-medieval manuscripts
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Mm
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Letters, Memoranda, and Journal, containing the History of Mr William Gooch [Fellow of Caius College], Astronomer of the Daedalus Transport
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Letters from William Gooch
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Letters from William Gooch to his parents, William and Sarah Gooch
Series
Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 16 Apr. 1792
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.06.48: 86-87
Scope and Contents
Providing a short account of their passage to the Falkland Islands and a heavy storm encountered there.
Dates:
16 Apr. 1792
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
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
/
Two-letter class: western post-medieval manuscripts
/
Mm
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Letters, Memoranda, and Journal, containing the History of Mr William Gooch [Fellow of Caius College], Astronomer of the Daedalus Transport
/
Letters from William Gooch
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Letters from William Gooch to his parents, William and Sarah Gooch
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NS II Hybridism-163 Note, 1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.7: 215r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Conditions Governing Access:
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Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.