Archival Resources Details
Papers of George Raper, [manuscript] 1787-1794
- Title
- Papers of George Raper, [manuscript] 1787-1794
- Repository
- National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Reference
- MS 9433
- Date Range
- 1787 - 1947
- Description
In 2000, the National Library of Australia acquired 9 maps, 9 paintings and a manuscript notebook. NLA Summary description: "The papers consist of: 1. 'Observations by Lieut. George Raper, R.N. 1787-1794'. Manuscript (15 pp) giving nautical observations, kept on HMS Sirius, May 1787-Jan 1788 and Oct 1788-April 1789. Includes documentation of efforts to improve determination of longitude through experimentation with chronometers and brief entries on Speedy (1793) and Commerce de Versailles (1794). 1a. Two CDs of images of the manuscript. 2. Five folios containing twelve pen, ink and watercolour drawings, 1787-90, of Tenerife, Cape Verde Islands, Rio de Janeiro, Van Diemen's Land, Botany Bay, Port Jackson and wreck of HMS Sirius at Norfolk Island (items 2/1-5). 3. Nine manuscript maps and plans, 1787-91, depicting track of HMS Sirius in Atlantic Ocean, Rio de Janeiro, Island of St Jago, Botany Bay, Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (items 3/3i-3ix)."
- Quantity
- 2 boxes (1 solander, 1 folio) (1.5 m)
- Access
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Finding Aid
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/359616