| 1. | Title: | John Rosseter Journal (1804-1805) | | | Dates: | 1804 - 1805 | | | Extent: | 1 volume
| | | Locations: | Macau | Philadelphia | | | Abstract: | John Rosseter was a ship captain whose log (1804-1805) offers a glimpse into Asia and seafaring life in nineteenth century. Rosseter's journal documents the voyage of the China Packet from Philadelphia to Macao (5/23-9/11/1804) as well as the return voyage (12/16/1804-4/25/1805). Although much of the volume is devoted to seafaring--with regular notes on winds, locational coordinates, weather, and other meteorological data--there is at least one entry that records his extended stay in China. After his final entry, Rosseter writes the following concluding statement: "One hundred & thirty days from Maccoa out of which time we had 30 Calm days, the longest passage I Ever had from China. With this Journal I have done and glad Am I." (4/25/1805). | | |
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| John Rosseter was a ship captain whose log (1804-1805) offers a glimpse into Asia and seafaring life in nineteenth century. Rosseter's journal documents the voyage of the China Packet from Philadelphia to Macao (5/23-9/11/1804) as well as the return voyage (12/16/1804-4/25/1805). Although much of the volume is devoted to seafaring--with regular notes on winds, locational coordinates, weather, and other meteorological data--there is at least one entry that records his extended stay in China. After his final entry, Rosseter writes the following concluding statement: "One hundred & thirty days from Maccoa out of which time we had 30 Calm days, the longest passage I Ever had from China. With this Journal I have done and glad Am I." (4/25/1805).
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Selected Quotations- "One hundred & thirty days from Maccoa out of which time we had 30 Calm days, the longest passage I Ever had from China. With this Journal I have done and glad Am I" (4/25/1805)
| | | Subjects: | Americans Abroad | Asia. | Diaries. | Meteorology. | Travel | Weather. | | | Collection: | Log, 1804-1805, of the China Packet
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2. | Title: | Elisha Kent Kane Papers & Kane Ship Logs (1836-1855) | | | Dates: | 1836 - 1855 | | | Extent: | 50 volumes
| | | Locations: | Baltimore | Bombay | Boston | Hong Kong | New York | Philadelphia | Rio de Janeiro | San Francisco | Washington D.C. | Amsterdam | Barbados | Bermuda | Callao | Camden | Charleston | Chincha Islands | Cienfuegos | Colombo | Demerara | Havana | Havre de Grace | Liverpool | Luxor | Macau | Manila | Melbourne | Mobile | New Orleans | Norfolk | Norwich | Pensacola | Richmond | Savannah | Tabasco | Tahiti | Tarrytown | Valparaiso | Tampico | Veracruz | Wilmington | | | Abstract: | The Elisha Kent Kane Papers and Logbooks include at least 50 heterogeneous notebooks, journals, and logs that may be loosely termed diaries and clustered into four main categories: Kane's arctic expeditions (containing six notebooks); his world travel (eight notebooks); his education, training, and medical practice (24 notebooks); and the various ship logs contained in the Kane Ship Log collection (12 notebooks). Although some of these records are difficult to interpret in isolation, when read together in these suggestive clusters, they will richly reward scholars interested in trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific travel, antebellum medicine, colonialism, and ethnography. Reference F. A. Parker's "Log of the U.S. Frigate Brandywine" (Kane Logbooks, No.7) and Samuel L. Breeze's "Journal of the U.S. Sloop of War Albany" (Kane Logbooks, No.8) for detailed illustrations of antebellum Rio de Janeiro, Macao, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Valparaiso, Veracruz, and the Yucatan. | | |
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| The Elisha Kent Kane Papers and Logbooks include at least 50 heterogeneous notebooks, journals, and logs that may be loosely termed diaries and clustered into four main categories: Kane's arctic expeditions (containing six notebooks); his world travel (eight notebooks); his education, training, and medical practice (24 notebooks); and the various ship logs contained in the Kane Ship Log collection (12 notebooks). Although some of these records are difficult to interpret in isolation, when read together in these suggestive clusters, they will richly reward scholars interested in trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific travel, antebellum medicine, colonialism, and ethnography. Reference F. A. Parker's "Log of the U.S. Frigate Brandywine" (Kane Logbooks, No.7) and Samuel L. Breeze's "Journal of the U.S. Sloop of War Albany" (Kane Logbooks, No.8) for detailed illustrations of antebellum Rio de Janeiro, Macao, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Valparaiso, Veracruz, and the Yucatan.
View Full Description in New Window | | | | | | | Subjects: | Africa. | Arctic Missions | Australia. | Central America. | Colonialisms | Diaries. | Egyptology. | Ethnography and education | Expedition | Europe. | Medicine. | Middle East. | South America. | Travel. | | | Collection: | Elisha Kent Kane Papers
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