Journal of further voyages for the P.&O. Company between Bombay, Singapore and Hong Kong, and on a return voyage to England.
- Date:
- August 1854-June 1855
- Reference:
- MS.5959
- Part of:
- Barton, Alfred Bowyer (1825-1905), FRCS
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
The journal includes a narrative as surgeon on P&O Steamer Sir Charles Forbes, chartered for service against pirates in the area of Hong Kong, and descriptions of the progress of the Chinese rebellion.
Publication/Creation
August 1854-June 1855
Physical description
1 volume A typewritten copy, with manuscript corrections in a hand later than that of Barton. 1 volume: 260 × 200 mm., 184 ff.
Finding aids
Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores