Log of Meander, 01 November 1847-31 July 1851

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Subseries 69
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Abstract log and remarks.

Details of: course, wind, weather, remarks - commissioning of ship; fitting cabin for governor of Labuan and Suite; Governor James Brooke and William Napier and families board; ceremonies of crossing the line; taking Brooke to Sarawak; labour problem in East Indies; take on board party from Port Essington; death of Owen Stanley, Captain of Rattlesnake; Auckland harbour; King George of Tonga 'he is a Christian and intelligent Christian'; influence of French brandy on natives of Tahiti; voyage home.

Places visited: Plymouth; Madeira; Rio; Singapore; Sarawak; Labuan; Manila; Batavia; Port Essington; Sydney; Hobart; Norfolk Island; Kapiti; Tonga-Tabou; Papeete; Valparaiso; Mazatlan; Cape Horn.

Includes: track charts and watercolour sketches.

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