John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie: Naval Notebook, HMS Galatea

This material is held atCambridge University Library

Scope and Content

'Journal of Proceedings of HMS Galatea kept by JW Ramsay Lieutt'. Log covering the journey from Auckland, New Zealand, to Plymouth, England, 1 June 1869 - 31 May 1871, containing remarks on the voyage via Tahiti, Honolulu, Yokohama, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Malacca, Penang, Calcutta, Madras, Colombo, Trincomalee, Galle, Port Louis, Cape of Good Hope, Wellington, Sydney, New Caledonia, Auckland, Port Stanley, Montevideo, and Plymouth. It contains notes on the reception by King Kamehamaha IV and Queen Emma of Hawaii, by the Mikado at Nagasaki, the Duke of Edinburgh's investiture as GCSI at Calcutta, and the reception for seven Indian rajahs.

Access Information

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Purchased at Sotheby's (lot 281), 13th December 1994

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.