WILSON, John (1811-1879)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 JWI |
Held at | : Royal Geographical Society Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Collections/Collections.htm › |
Full title | : WILSON, John (1811-1879) |
Date(s) | : 1839-1843 |
Level of description | : collection |
Extent | : 1 box |
Name of creator(s) | : Wilson | John | 1811-1879 | ship's surgeon |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born in Leeds, 1811; LRCP, Edinburgh 1860; MRSC, Eng. 1844; LSA, 1839; Surgeon on a Whaling Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, 1839-1843; died, 1879.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Log and private journal of John Wilson as ship's surgeon on the second voyage of the South Seas whaler GYPSY, 23 Oct 1839-19 Mar 1843 and portfolio of 23 watercolours, illustrating places named in the journal.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
1 box containing a journal and a file of watercolours.
Conditions governing access:
Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Collection level description available in the Foyle Reading Room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Donated by his son, J H Parker Wilson, 1923.
Allied Materials
Related material:
RGS Archives - Correspondence Blocks 1921-1930 Wilson, J. Parker, on the donation of the log.
Publication note:
The log with some illustrations has been published as The Cruise of the Gipsy: The Journal of John Wilson, Surgeon on a Whaling Voyage to the Pacific Ocean 1839-1843, edited by Honore Forster, (Washington, 1991).
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing card index. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions:
22 November 2000; May 2008.
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