Janus: Journal of a Voyage to the Coast of Guinea

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MS Add.3871	Journal of a Voyage to the Coast of Guinea
MS Add.3872	Discourse of ecclesiastical offices
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MS Add.3874-3921	Thomas Blore Papers
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Journal of a Voyage to the Coast of Guinea

Title	Journal of a Voyage to the Coast of Guinea
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.3871
Creator	Wells, John
Covering Dates	1 Jan. 1802–16 Oct. 1802
Extent and Medium	1 volume; paper
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

Journal of a voyage in the ship Bruce Grove of London. Wells, the ship's clerk, left the ship at Grenada on the return voyage. His journal is preceded (fo. 1v) by a list of officers and crew, and includes a series of engravings, maps, and sketches, some in colour, and a cutting from Chambers' Edinburgh Journal.

Purchased from T. Thorp, 19 Jan. 1900.

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Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Journal of a Voyage to the Coast of Guinea, MS Add.3871

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Index Terms

Guinea, Africa

Ocean Travel

Travel Abroad

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