Guide to the Collections held by the National Maritime Museum London (as filmed by the AJCP), 1718-1957

Summary

Collection number:

M2831-M2835, M3038-M3047, M3073-M3086

Creator:

National Maritime Museum

Extent:

384 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

Background

Content Summary:

M3076-M3086: Catalogue Section 4: Personal Collections

Letter-book 1843-1848 of Sir Edward Belcher written on HMS Samarang, including surveying in East Indies, and French activities at Sooloo.

Log and journal 1883-1886 of Lieut. Henry Bethune on HMS Constance on voyage to Easter Island, Hawaii and Tahiti.

Papers 1860-1870 of Capt. William H. Blake, including diary and letter-book kept on HMS Falcon on Australian Station.

Notes collected by Louis de Bougainville.

Logs and other papers 1837-1841 of Capt. William Chambers concerning HMS Alligator and Pelorus at Port Essington.

Logs 1868-1871 of Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe on voyage of HMS Galatea.

Papers 1843-1866 of Capt. Edmund Fremantle on HMS Eclipse on Australian Station.

Papers 1847-1857 of Capt. Stephen Fremantle on HMS Juno on Australian Station.

Records relating to Blackwall Yard, including log of Vansittart 1825-1826, accounts of voyages of East India ships 1836-1860, and logs of Newcastle 1874-1877, Star of Devon 1877 and Lord Warden 1879-1883.

Correspondence 1875-1913 of Vice-Admiral William H. Henderson, including letters written while serving on board HMS Peterel, Nelson and Liverpool to his family.

Correspondence 1844-1845 of Capt. Charles Hope written while in command of HMS Thalia on East Indies and Pacific Station. M3038-M3040: Section 5: Artificial collections

Letters 1775-1777 of Capt. James Cook to Sir Joseph Banks, Lord Sandwich and others.

Logs of J.M.R. Ince on HMS Challenger 1828-1829 and Fly 1842-1846.

Journal 1856 of G.W. Gregorie on board HMS Morayshire on voyage to Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands

Papers 1776-1801 of Capt. Edward Riou, including logs of HMS Discovery and Guardian.

John Fryer: narrative of mutiny on HMS Bounty. M2831-2835: Section 6: Ships' logs, journals and diaries

Journal 1913-1914 kept by Alfred F. Duprey on the Port Jackson on a voyage from Rotterdam to Australia.

Journal 1873-1874 kept in Indian Ocean on HMS Challenger.

Diary 1833-1840 kept by Capt. Henry Gifford on HMS Volage and Cruizer.

Journals 1844-1852 kept by Lieut. Thomas Davies on the America and Cygnet on Pacific Station.

Diary 1877 of John Rorke kept on board the Loch Vennachar on a journey to Australia.

Narrative account 1772-1773 of Richard Pickersgill of a voyage on the Resolution and log of proceedings 1766-1767 of HMS Dolphin.

Journals 1828-1842 kept by W.T. Brookes on board the Active, Recovery and Matilda.

Journals 1935-1938 of Winifred Lloyd on the Herzogin Cecile, Viking and Olivebank on voyages between England and South Australia.

Log 1879-1884 of Richard Cotten on HMS Comus in East Indies and Pacific.

Diary 1869-1870 kept by passengers on the Walmer Castle from Gravesend to Melbourne and Hobart and return voyage on the Lady Jocelyn. M3041-3047: Section 6: Ships' logs

Logs 1775-1836 of East India Co Ships on voyages to Australia and East Indies, including log of Dover Castle 1801-1803 kept by Thomas Hamilton; Tigris 1836 by Commander William Inglesden; Ternate, Star and Duke of Clarence 1795-1801 by Robert Scott; and Lord Holland 1775-1777.

Log 1803-1806 of French vessel Le Marengo on a voyage to East Indies kept by Duslos Legris.

Logs 1803-1905 of merchant ships on voyages to Australia, including Clarence by midshipman Ralph G. Huggup 1870-1872; City of Poonah 1852-1853 by J.B. Hodgson; Kelso 1849-1855 by Second Mate William Lock; Quilpue 1905 by Oscar W. Lin; SS Great Britain 1854-1856, Carlisle Castle 1880-1884 by Midshipman C.R. Longden; Alsager 1872-1873 by Mate James Watters; and Parramatta 1866-1867.

Logs 1854-1897 of Royal Navy ships, including HMS Crescent, Katoomba, Orlando, Karrakatta and Royalist 1894-1896 by Leslie J.L. Hammond; HMS Flora and Orlando 1896-1897 by Leslie J.L. Hammond; HMS Barracouta, Cyclops and Penguin 1874-1881 by Lieut. E.D. Ommanney; HMS Clio 1870-1873 by Midshipman F.H. Boyer; HMS Champion and Duke of Wellington 1894-1895 by Midshipman Humphrey H. Smith; HMS Encounter, Barracouta and Assistance 1873-1880 by Lieut. Angus MacLeod; HMS Garnet 1891-1893 by Midshipman J.D. Allen; HMS Curacoa 1890-1891 by A.W. Richmond; HMS Nelson, Tamar and Espiegle 1881-1885 by Midshipman C.E. Hunter; HMS Victory, Pique and Amphitrite 1854-1856, HMS Rosario 1872-1875 by James Daly; HMS Royal Arthur 1899-1902 by Allan R.A. MacDonald; and Master's remark book of HMS Curacoa 1865. M3073-3075:Sections 6 and 7: Volumes and documents acquired singly:

Memoir 1805 of James Trevenen, including account of his voyage with Capt. James Cook on HMS Resolution.

Memoir of J.C.H. Nelson, containing details of Japanese attack on Singapore, sinking of HMS Repulse and Prince of Wales in 1942 and retaking of Malaya.

Account of Capt. Christopher Cole of capture of Banda Islands in 1810.

Letter-book 1842-1844 kept by Commodore J. Toup Nicolas of HMS Vindictive, referring to activities of French at Tahiti.

Drafts of Capt. James Cook's narrative of his second voyage in 1772-75.

Corrected typescripts and galley proofs of Canoes of Oceania by A.C. Haddon and James Hornell.

Letters 1791-1792 of Peter Heywood to his mother concerning mutiny on HMS Bounty and his death sentence.

Diaries 1880-1883 of Capt. Henry Berridge of HMS Superb on the Australian Station.

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-vn7898895] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

National Maritime Museum. Romney Road, Greenwich, London.

For further information see National Marititme Museum Archive Catalogue [http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive.html].

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

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