Voyage of H.M.S. Discovery and Chatham : to the northwest coast of America, 1791-1827.

163 p. ; 33 cm.

English

Accompanied by two letters by Thomas Manby, 1821, 1827.

Formerly in the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps, MS 14823. Given to the library by William Robertson Coe.

Rear Admiral Thomas Manby, who entered the Royal Navy in 1783, accompanied Capt. Vancouver on his exploration of the North Pacific Ocean 1790-95, serving as a mate on the Discovery and later as a master on the Chatham.

The journal contains two parts: the voyage from Deptford, London, around the Cape of Good Hope to Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and the northwest coast of America; the search for the Northwest passage, exploring the Straits of Jan de Fuca, Nootka Sound, the Columbia River, San Francisco, and Monterey, then a winter in Hawaii and return to the American coast and Nootka Sound. Along with a description of the trip, the journal notes negotiations with the Spaniards and customs of Indians.

Available on microfilm.

June 01, 2002

Thomas Manby, Voyage of H.M.S. Discovery and Chatham to the Northwest Coast of America. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Diaries - Great Britain.