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H.M.S. Yarrow and H.M.S Dublin logbooks with notes about H.M.S. Hydra and H.M.S. Arrogant

Title
  1. H.M.S. Yarrow and H.M.S Dublin logbooks with notes about H.M.S. Hydra and H.M.S. Arrogant, 1831-1851.
Author
  1. Robinson, Robert Spencer, Sir, 1809-1889

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Additional authors
  1. Dublin (Ship)
  2. Yarrow (Ship)
Description
  1. .21 linear foot (1 volume)
Summary
  1. Sir Robert Spencer Robinson kept this volume, which contains a log of the H.M.S. Yarrow and the H.M.S. Dublin, as well as notes about the H.M.S. Hydra and the H.M.S. Arrogant. The H.M.S. Dublin log was kept from August 2, 1831-May 4, 1832, when the ship traveled from Plymouth, England to Rio de Janeiro, Valparaiso, and Callao. The H.M.S. Yarrow log was kept while the ship was along the coast of Peru, from February 10-November 22, 1833. The volume contains notes relative to harbors, winds, currents, supplies, fresh water, etc. to be had on the coast of Peru northwest of Callao. It also contains notes on the performances of engines and other equipment of the H.M.S. Hydra in 1840 and the H.M.S. Arrogant in 1851.
  2. Binder's title is "South American Station Log Books, 1831-1834."
Subject
  1. Arrogant (Ship)
  2. Great Britain. Royal Navy
  3. Hydra (Ship)
  4. Logbooks
  5. Marine engines
  6. Seafaring life
  7. Callao (Callao, Peru)
  8. Peru -- Description and travel
  9. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
  10. Valparaíso (Chile)
Genre/Form
  1. Ships' logs.
Call number
  1. MssCol 2592
Language
  1. English
Access (note)
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Author
  1. Robinson, Robert Spencer, Sir, 1809-1889.
Title
  1. H.M.S. Yarrow and H.M.S Dublin logbooks with notes about H.M.S. Hydra and H.M.S. Arrogant, 1831-1851.
Restricted access
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Added author
  1. Dublin (Ship)
  2. Yarrow (Ship)
Research call number
  1. MssCol 2592
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