01708ntc a22002057i 45000010005000000080041000050400026000461000016000722450037000883000027001253360021001523370023001733380032001965000018002285060028002465200910002745330077011845400079012618560162013402541140313k18251828xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aWolfe James10aJournal of voyage in HMS Blossom  a1 reel; 35mm microfilm  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 538  aAvailable for reference2 aWolfe was a mate of the <I>Blossom</I>. He is said to have been particularly industrious in drawing charts and working in the observatory when it was erected on shore. An account of the voyage of <I>HMS Blossom</I> (Capt. F.W. Beechey) which left England in May 1825 to go to Behring Strait to relieve two British expeditions that were searching for the North-West Passage. On the way, Beechey was instructed to explore such parts of the Pacific as were within his reach. After rounding Cape Horn, the <I>Blossom</I> called at Easter Island and Pitcairn Island before making an extensive survey of the Tuamotu Archipelago. The ship then spent a month in Tahiti before sailing for the Hawaiian Islands. A second call was made at Hawaii in January 1827 following a voyage to Arctic waters. The <I>Blossom</I> returned to England via Cape Horn in October 1828.  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2014  aAvailable for referenceuhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/journal-of-voyage-in-hms-blossomzView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.