Rough Journal on HMS Erebus, 23 November 1841-31 July 1843

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Voyage from New Zealand to south; taking soundings; sighting of birds, whales etc., New Year celebrations; stuffing and pickling penguin specimens; hitting icebergs: table of barometer readings 19-21 January before severe gales; sailing for Falkland Islands; social occasions on Falkland Islands, expedition voyage to Hermite Island, expeditions inland; return to Falklands; 3rd voyage south, Louis Philippie's land, dodging ice floes, caught in the ice; chasing seals; voyage to Cape Town; social activities in Cape Town - excursion to Stellenbosch; return voyage to England via St Helena, crossed Tropic.

Parts 11-15. Pp. 1110-1792

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