Captains' logs: Resolution, W Charlton

Summary Description: Logbooks for HMS Resolution for Cook's second and third voyages, including his search for the North West Passage. Features the logbooks of William Charlton, a midshipman on Cook's third voyage. Includes an account of Cook's death, along with other crew members, during an encounter with Hawaiians. Also features descriptions of landscapes, indigenous peoples, and trade with indigenous peoples.
General noteAMDigital Reference: ADM 51/4557.
Original versionReproduction of: Captains' logs: Resolution, W Charlton 1 Jul 1773 - 28 Nov 1779.
Location of originalThe National Archives, UK
Copyright noteThe National Archives, UK
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource (viewed on May 28, 2018).

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