Thomas Wade Abbot journal
| Author/creator | Abbot, Thomas Wade author. |
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://www.lifeatsea.amdigital.co.uk/documents/detail/thomas-wade-abbot-journal/21652727 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2807 |
| Summary | Journal of a voyage kept from 8 December 1845 - 1 October 1846 by Thomas W. Abbot, a passenger on board the merchant ship JOHN G. COSTER, commanded by D.P. Benjamin, bound for Canton, China, from New York City during the American war with Mexico. Abbot's fellow passengers included George Townsend, Gilmore Meredith, and R.P. Dana. On the return voyage, the ship fell in with an American naval convoy commanded by Captain Henry in the sloop-of-war PLYMOUTH. The journal describes daily activities of passengers on board the ship, the daily weather, distance travelled, Whampoa and Canton, encounters with various American merchants in those cities, and the Naval convoy at sea. It contains manuscript maps of the Sunda Strait, Banca Strait, Gaspar Strait, Cochin, China, Gulf of Tonquin, Cambodia, Canton River, and Hong Kong and nautical charts as well. Brief stops include Hong Kong, Whampoa, Macao, Anjier, and Java. |
| Original version | Reproduction of: Thomas Wade Abbot journal, 08 Dec 1845 - 01 Oct 1846. |
| Location of original | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright note | Material sourced from the Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Genre/form | Maps. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |