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Track of the H.M.S. Asia from Decber. 2 1848 to Febry. 3d 1849 From Valparaiso to Valparaiso [cartographic material] / W. E. Denison
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![Tracks of H.M.S. Asia from England to Valparaiso and from Valparaiso to England, 1848 - 1851 [cartographic material] / W. Denison January 10th 1856 from a map by Mr. Jones Secretary to H.M.S. Asia](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4MON5H2%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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One of four manuscript maps showing the voyages of the H.M.S. Asia, 1848-1851. This map shows the course of the voyage from England to Valparaíso from January to April 1848 and the return trip made from February to May 1851. The western coastlines of England, Ireland, France, Spain, and Africa and the east and west coastlines of South America are shown.
mssHM 15468 map 1
![Track of the H.M.S. Asia from Lisbon to Rio Janeiro 1st Decber. 1847 to 13th Febry. 1848 [cartographic material] / W. Denison](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4MO8BXO%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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One of four manuscript maps showing the voyages of the H.M.S. Asia, 1848-1851. This map shows the outward bound leg from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro of the larger roundtrip voyage charted in mssHM 15468 map 1, beginning in January 1848 (despite the 1847 date given in the map's title). Designated "No 4" at top.
mssHM 15468 map 3
![Chart shewing the track of the H.M.S. Asia between the 31st of October 1849 and 29th of May 1850 [cartographic material] / By W. E. Denison](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4MO8AYI%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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One of four manuscript maps showing the voyages of the H.M.S. Asia, 1848-1851. This map shows the west coast of part of Mexico, Central America and South America to Chile. The Galapagos are also depicted. There is a small loss of paper on the lower left corner of the map. designated "Map No. 2" at top.
mssHM 15468 map 2
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The volume is Byron's handwritten daily account of the H.M.S. Blonde's voyage from England to Hawaii and from Hawaii back to Valparaíso, Chile (June 10, 1824 to November 19, 1825). Byron records longitude and latitude, distance traveled, weather conditions, bearings, and barometer/thermometer readings. Along with those details, Byron records the daily activities and repairs on the ship, the punishments of sailors for various grievances, trading of supplies with other ships, and ports visited including Rio de Janeiro, Cape Horn, and Valparáiso. Byron also notes activities after the ship's arrival in Hawaii including the bodies of the Hawaiian royals taken ashore, his visits from King Kamehameha III and Queen Kaahumanu, the completion of the first monument for Captain James Cook, and the discovery of Malden Island.
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The diary that Dr. Whitely kept while onboard the Cameo, from February 10 to October 7 when he arrived to San Francisco. The daily entries describe the crew, the passengers, (including ten "young gentlemen" of the Frankling Mining Company), sightings of passing ships, marine wildlife, weather, etc. He also describes Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Talcahuano (Chile), and Concepcion (Chile), commenting on the dress, worship, military, slave systems, buildings, customs, and landscapes of these cities. Also of particular note are Whitely's descriptions of the botanical gardens of the Brazilian emperor near Rio de Janeiro, of a bullfight in nearby Pria Grande, and of a party thrown for him and his companions in Concepcion by a local captain (although not all of these entries are fully readable). He frequently contrasted Brazilian and Chilean people and customs to their American counterparts.
mssHM 68599-68601
![Portolan atlas, Italian : [cartographic material] : [manuscript]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KPE7YP%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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ff. 1-14v. [Francesco Ghisolfi] Latin. Contains 11 maps, etc.: 1, Blank except for decorated border and "Phillipps MS 22796" inscribed in center; 2, Western Mediterranean; 3, Table of declinations and armillary sphere; 4, the 2 hemispheres (showing western America linked to Asia); 5, Oval map of the world; 6, Planisphere with signs of zodiac and figures representing seasons; 7, Indian Ocean, Africa, Arabia, India, and part of Asia; 8, Central Mediterranean and Italy; 9, Pacific Ocean with portions of North and South America, East Indies, part of China; 10, Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Sea; 11, Western Mediterranean, Iberian peninsula, Northwest Africa; 12, Eastern coast of North America, South America, Atlantic Ocean, Europe (including Scandinavia), Africa, Near East; 13, World in 5 gores (decorated at top and bottom with signs of the zodiac and other figures); 14, Black Sea.
mssHM 28
mssHM 64596