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San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Voyages round the World : with selected sketches of voyages to the South Seas, north and south Pacific oceans, China, etc
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Manuscripts
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
67552
Visual Materials
"WK-4-29-20M"--printer's note, back cover, lower left corner. Ageny stamp in blue ink, back cover bottom center, obstructed by text. Advertisement of Matson cross-Pacific and "Around-the-World" sailings.
ephJHK 00414
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Manuscripts
An unpublished history of the American revolution, in 82 chapters, written between 1869 and 1910. The voluminous manuscript was used by Sir George Otto Trevelyan who described it as "a comprehensive store-house of accurate information arranged with admirable clearness, and illustrated by sound, and most perceptive observations and criticisms." (The American Revolution / by the Right Hon. Sir George Otto Trevelyan (New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green, 1899-1907): 3: 169)
mssHM 27713
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The volume is Charlotte A. Babcock's reminiscences of her five years at sea (1851-1856) with her husband Captain David S. Babcock aboard the ships Swordfish and Young America. She gives detailed descriptions of San Francisco, Hawaii, Canton (Guangzhou), China, Hong Kong, Bombay, Manila, and Singapore. She also discusses the people she met, parties she attended, and the activities of the sailors and passengers on board her husband's ships. Also included is a sketch of the ship Young America by Charlotte A. Babcock
mssHM 63954
Manuscripts
The logbook author and ship are unidentified. Brief entries date from September 23, 1833 to February 6, 1835 and mention the ship's position, weather, prevailing winds, other ships sighted, and whales encountered with outcomes (these entries are usually marked with inked images of whales). There is little mention of land sighted or visits ashore, though the entry for February 19, 1834 notes Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope and the several pages following record the voyage from Table Bay to the Indian Ocean.
mssHM 26610