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HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: SERIES TWO: Part 4, Banks THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Series Two: The Papers of Sir Joseph Banks, 1743-1820 Part 4: Correspondence and Papers Relating to Voyages of Discovery, 1767-1819, from the State Library of New South Wales Contents listing PUBLISHER'S NOTE TECHNICAL NOTE CONTENTS OF REELS DETAILED LISTING HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: SERIES TWO: Part 4, Banks Publisher's Note The first three parts of this series made available the British Library’s rich holdings relating to Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820). These included not only the largest surviving collection of his correspondence, but also original narratives of the expeditions of Anson, Cook, Flinders, Franklin, Park, Vancouver and others. This fourth part offers complete coverage of Sir Joseph Banks’ papers from the State Library of New South Wales, together with further materials concerning Voyages of Discovery, 1768-1820. Highlights of the collection are: The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771. Papers concerning Banks’ preparations for the second Pacific voyage, including details of provisions, and Banks’ draft of a letter to the Earl of Sandwich (37 pages in total) concerning his decision not to go. Letters from James Cook and Charles Clerke to Banks concerning the second Pacific voyage in HM ships Resolution and Adventure, 1772-1775, and the third Pacific voyage in HM ships Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1779. Letters between Banks and the multitude of gardeners and collectors that he despatched around the globe to collect plants and specimens for him, featuring: David Burton, 1790-1794, George Caley, 1795-1814, Peter Good, 1794, Francis Masson, 1776-1805, Christopher Smith, 1795-1801, and William Wright, c1782-1793, as well as Banks’ “Rules for Collecting and preserving Specimens of plants” and various plant and specimen lists. Papers concerning the outfitting of HMS Porpoise for a voyage to Australia. Correspondence concerning the social and economic development of Australia, including proposals for transporting convicts, plans to excavate coal in New South Wales, applications for free passage, and letters from William Kent, Arthur Phillip, John Hunter, William Bligh and Lachlan Macquarie. Records of the first (mutinous) and second (successful) Breadfruit voyages of William Bligh aboard HMS Bounty. These include the Log of HMS Bounty and Bligh’s own handwritten account of the mutiny and his epic voyage in the launch, written for Banks. Papers concerning the voyage of Vancouver and Menzies to the West coast of America aboard the Chatham and Discovery, 1791-1795. Records of the voyages of Matthew Flinders, 1800-1808, with letters about his imprisonment on the Isle de France, accounts of the wrecks of the Cato and Porpoise, and much on the voyage of HMS Investigator. Papers concerning the discovery of Pitcairn Island and the Bounty mutineers, 1808-1815. Other items include Banks’ Journal of an excursion to Chatham, Rochester, Sheerness and Sheppey, Jan-Mar 1767; Banks’ Journal of a tour in Holland, Feb-Mar 1773; Papers concerning the publication by Comte Louis de Lauraguais of Banks’ abstract account of the Endeavour voyage, 1772; Correspondence between Banks and Bligh while the latter was commander of HM ships Calcutta, Director, Glutton, Irresistable and Warrior; Papers concerning the publication of the account of Lord Macartney’s Embassy to China, 1792; General correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1773-1819; Papers written by Banks; Records concerning his Lincolnshire Estates; and letters of Sarah Sophia Banks, 1773-4 & 1779, and Lady Dorothea Banks, 1817-1822. The papers are drawn from the collections of both the Mitchell and Dixson Libraries, held at the State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The Mitchell Library is based on the personal collection of books, maps, and manuscripts of David Scott Mitchell, relating to Australia and the Pacific, and bequeathed to SLNSW in 1907. The Dixson Library is based on the smaller personal collection of Sir William Dixson, bequeathed to the people of New South Wales in 1959. Together they form the Australian Research Collections at the State Library of New South Wales, and total 9,000 linear metres of manuscripts, over a million pictures and photographs, hundreds of thousands of maps, and more than half a million printed items. All of the items reproduced here are unique manuscript materials held by State Library of New South Wales. They were identified through a thorough survey of the Australian Research Collections carried out by the Library in the early 1990’s. This is the first time that they have been made available in a comprehensive microfilm publication. <back HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: SERIES TWO: Part 4, Banks Technical Note Our microform publications are prepared and produced in accordance with recommended and established guide-lines for the production of microform of superior quality. These conform to the recommendations of the standard guides to good microforming and micropublishing practice. Attention should be drawn to the nature of the original material. These manuscripts feature many common problems such as foxing, tight binding, showthrough, and variable inking. There are also some instances of torn and crumpled pages. Every effort has been made to minimise these difficulties and some openings are microfilmed more than once in an attempt to bring out all the features of the original. Nevertheless these original characteristics present difficulties of image and contrast which stringent tests and variations of density cannot entirely overcome. Almost all of the material was filmed in 1997 to meet modern standards. In a few cases though (the Corner manuscript and the logs of the Investigator, all appearing on reel 65) we have made use of existing negatives held at the library. Whilst these manuscripts were filmed in cine format and, in one instance, on perforated film stock, they are still of good quality and they enabled us to avoid refilming delicate orginal materials. The most responsible care has been exercised in the filming of this unique collection and every effort has been made to ensure that this microform publication meets the standards established by the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and prevailing European standards. <back HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: SERIES TWO: Part 4, Banks Contents of Reels REEL 52 Sir Joseph Banks: Correspondence, 1773-1819 Sir Joseph Banks: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1782-1818, including certificates and diplomas presented to Banks, 1785-1813, correspondence with the British Museum, 1788-1809, correspondence concerning a monument to Dr Samuel Johnson, 1791, and miscellaneous invoices and receipts, 1788-1805. REEL 53 Sir Joseph Banks: Miscellaneous reports and articles, 1777-1816 Sir Joseph Banks: Material relating to his Lincolnshire estates, including Revesby Abbey, 1790-1808. Sarah Sophia Banks: Correspondence, 1773-1774, 1779. Lady Dorothea Banks: Correspondence, 1817-1822. REEL 54 Sir Joseph Banks: Miscellaneous papers, 1767-1815, including journals of an excursion to Chatham, Rochester, Sheerness and Sheppey, 1767, and of a tour in Holland, 1773. Also, correspondence with Archibald Menzies and material regarding Macartney’s China expedition, Vancouver’s Pacific voyage, and the discovery of Pitcairn Island and the mutineers of HMS Bounty. Sir Joseph Banks: Endeavour Journal, volume 1, Aug 1768 - Aug 1769 REEL 55 Sir Joseph Banks: Endeavour Journal, volume 2, Aug 1769 - July 1771 REEL 56 Sir Joseph Banks: Material relating to Cook’s three Pacific voyages, 1768-1779, including correspondence with James Cook and Charles Clerke, and a draft of Bank’s letter to the Earl of Sandwich giving his reasons for withdrawing from the second voyage. REEL 57 Sir Joseph Banks: Correspondence with gardeners and collectors, 1776-1814, including Francis Masson, 1776-1800, 1805, William Wright, c1782-1793, David Burton, 1790-1794, Christopher Smith, 1795-1801, Peter Good, 1794, and George Caley, 1795-1809, 1814. REEL 58 Sir Joseph Banks: Correspondence with gardeners and collectors, 1780’s-1820, including material regarding the outfitting of HMS Porpoise, 1797-1801, general correspondence, 1791-1820, botanical reports, 1799, 1817-1818,“Rules for Collecting and preserving specimens of plants”, and plant and specimen lists, 1780’s-1790’s. REEL 59 Sir Joseph Banks: Material relating to Australia and the South Seas, 1786-1814, including correspondence with Mungo Park, 1798, William Paterson, 1782, 1790-1808, and William Kent, 1801-1806, and materials relating to mining, convicts, emigrants and the settlement of Australia. REEL 60 Sir Joseph Banks: Correspondence with Governors of New South Wales, 1787-1809, including Arthur Philip, 1787-1792, 1794-1796, John Hunter, 1795-1802, 1807, and Philip Gidley King, 1788, 1791-1807. REEL 61 Sir Joseph Banks: Correspondence with Governors of New South Wales, 1787-1811, including William Bligh, 1805-1811, and Lachlan Macquarie, 1809. Sir Joseph Banks: Papers relating to William Bligh’s naval commands, 1805. REEL 62 Sir Joseph Banks: Papers relating to the two Breadfruit voyages of William Bligh, 1787-1791, on HMS Bounty and HM Ships Providence and Assistant. Sir Joseph Banks: Papers relating to William Bligh’s naval commands, 1795-1805. HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: SERIES TWO: Part 4, Banks REEl 63 William Bligh: Log of HMS Bounty, 1787-1790 William Bligh: Account of the Voyage in the launch of HMS Bounty, 1789 REEL 64 Sir Joseph Banks: Materials relating to the voyages of Matthew Flinders, 1800-1808, including correspondence regarding HMS Investigator, letters about Flinders while he was a prisoner on the Isle de France, and reports concerning the wrecks of HM Ships Porpoise and Cato. Matthew Flinders: Diary, 1803-1814 REEL 65 Matthew Flinders: Log of HMS Investigator, volume 1, Jan 1801 - May 1802 Matthew Flinders: Log of HMS Investigator, volume 2, May 1802 - June 1803 Journal of the Proceedings of HMS Endeavour, 1768-1770 (the “Corner” manuscript, a copy of Cook’s Journal, signed by Cook, in the hand of Orton, the ship’s clerk).
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