Log of Joseph Woodcock on HMS King George (55 ff.), 21 October 1786-03 October 1787
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- File Add. MS. 21239
- Content Summary:
- The log kept by Joseph Woodcock covers part of the voyage, with the first entry dated 21 October 1786, when the King George was sailing towards the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). The entries are quite detailed, with often two days to a page. It records the visits of the ship to the Sandwich Islands, (Nov. 1786 – March 1787), Prince William Sound on the Gulf of Alaska (May – June 787), Montagu Island (July 1787) and the Sandwich Islands (Sept. – Oct. 1787). The last entry is dated 3 October 1787. The log includes a profile of the coast near Prince William Sound and Montagu Island.
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- M1567
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