James William Gambier logbook
Overview
One logbook with logs of two voyages in the ships Sylvia and Ellborough. Both logs have been kept in the same volume, reading from opposite ends in reverse directions. Voyages were between England and off the coasts of China and Japan. One voyage took place from Hongkong to England via the Cape of Good Hope.
Dates
- Creation: 1867 - 1870
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of James William Gambier
James William Gambier, holding the naval ranks of Lieutenant and Acting Commander in 1867-1870 when he wrote the logbooks, has been tentatively identified by Spencer Research Library processing staff as the Captain James William Gambier, R.N, who was a turn-of-the-century novelist and travel writer.
Extent
1 volume : Binding: Blank-book, marbled paper half-suede. Foliation: Item 1: 30 leaves. Item 2: 49 leaves. (A number of blanks between the two items, and they are reversed of each other within the volume; 5 leaves cut out before item 1; 2 1/4 leaves before item 2; 1 after title-page of item 1.) Spine Title: Sylvia. Journal. Cover Title: Journal--H.M.S. Sylvia. Jas. W. Gambier Lieut. Ornamentation: 14 June 1867: sketch of South Cape Formosa, from the sea. Page before item 1: caricature of man in stand-up collar. Material: Blue paper, faint-lined. ; Volume measures no taller than 37 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS E187
Physical Location
MS P644
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Ralph N. Ellis, 1937
Topical
- Title
- Guide to Logbook of Royal Navy Officer James William Gambier Collection
- Subtitle
- James William Gambier logbook
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, 1975; revised by ksc, 2006, 2009. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3788395926
- Preferred citation
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James William Gambier logbook, Department of Special Collections, MS E187, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository