Rough diary, H.M.S. North Star

Date:
1852-1853
Reference:
MS.3380
Part of:
McCormick, Robert (1800-1890)
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Description

Rough diary, H.M.S. North Star Arctic Expedition in search of Franklin 1852, [1853]. Author's holograph MSS. The diary begins with the start of the expedition from Greenhithe on 21 April, 1852, and ends with the author's departure for England from Barrow Strait on 19 August, 1853 on board H.M.S. Phoenix.

Publication/Creation

1852-1853

Physical description

683 pp (in 19 sections). 8vo. 20 x 12 cm. Unbound.

Acquisition note

Presented 1907.

Finding aids

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

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  • 18870