Guide to the Logbook of Robert Molineux (as filmed by the AJCP), 1766-1768

Summary

Collection number:

M2013

Creator:

Molineux (Molyneux), Robert

Extent:

1 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

The log contains hourly entries giving speed, courses, winds and remarks, with daily entries for course, distance, latitude, longitude and bearings. There are charts of Port Praia Bay (St Jago), Lucipara Shoal, Banca Straits, Pulo Tato and other islands in the East Indies.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert Molineux (d.1771), or Molyneux, was master's mate on HMS Dolphin, under the command of Samuel Wallis, on voyage around the world 1766-68. He was the master on HMS Endeavour in 1768-1771, dying on the voyage home near the Cape of Good Hope. James Cook described him as 'a young man of good parts but had unfortunately given himself up to extravecancy and his intemperance which brought on disorders that put a pirod to his life.'

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2288196] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

British Library, 96 Euston Road, London. Collection reference: Add MS 47106 (Egmont Papers, Volume CLXXXVII). For more information see: Robert Molineux at the British Library (http://hviewer.bl.uk/IamsHViewer/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:/81055/vdc_100000000141.0x00032a).

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the British Library. For more information visit: How I use the images I order?-The British Library [https://www.bl.uk/help/how-can-i-use-the-images-i-order].

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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