Guide to the Manuscripts of Australian explorers of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Library (as filmed by the AJCP), 1813-1874

Summary

Collection number:

M1923

Creator:

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Library

Extent:

6 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:

Journals of Gregory Blaxland's expeditions across the Blue Mountains in 1813 and 1815.

Journals of John Oxley's expeditions into the interior of New South Wales in 1817 and 1818.

Journal of an expedition in the vicinity of Mount Harris in 1818 and a sketch of Van Diemen's Land 1820 by George W. Evans.

Manuscript entitled 'A Brief View of the Progress of Interior Discovery in New South Wales' by Allan Cunningham (c.1832).

Journal 1873-74 of Peter Egerton Warburton on expedition from central Australia to Perth.

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-vn765627] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Library. Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 2BZ, England.

For further information see Archives and Special Collections: King's College London (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/library/archivespec/index.aspx).

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

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

Contact:

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