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Nuyts Archipelago

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Log entries for February and early March 1802, 1802-02-01 - 1802-03-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 29v-37r
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1802-02-01 - 1802-03-03
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).
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Log entries for January 1802, 1802-01-05 - 1802-01-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 21r-29r
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1802-01-05 - 1802-01-31
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).
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Observations on seawater (temperature, gravity and tides), 1801 - 1805

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 149r-154r
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Made in HMS Investigator during a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.

Dates: 1801 - 1805
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).