Diary by Robert Barnfield on a voyage from London to Auckland on board the clipper ship NORTHUMBERLAND

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Title
Diary by Robert Barnfield on a voyage from London to Auckland on board the clipper ship NORTHUMBERLAND
Reference
JOD/271/1
Collection
  • National Maritime Museum, UK: Journals And Diaries (JOD)
Document Type
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
1 Dec 1883 - 31 Mar 1884
Description
The diary describes the preparations for and the voyage from London to Auckland, New Zealand on board the clipper ship NORTHUMBERLAND operated by Shaw, Savill and Albion Company Ltd. There are desciptions of the accommodation, route travelled, other passengers and crew and places visited. There are also numerous pencil sketches by Barnfield of the ship, ship personnel and places visited as well as a self portrait on first page. There is also a printed plan of the saloon accommodation on the ship produced by Shaw, Savill & Albion Ltd. attached to the front cover.
Theme
  • Everyday Life at Sea