Journal kept by Edward Buckell as surgeon on the MALACCA

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Title
Journal kept by Edward Buckell as surgeon on the MALACCA
Reference
JOD/287/1
Collection
  • National Maritime Museum, UK: Journals And Diaries (JOD)
Document Type
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
1849-1851
Description
Journal kept by Edward Buckell, surgeon on the MALACCA (1842), during a voyage to Bombay and China, then back to the English Channel, between 26 December 1849 and 31 January 1851. The journal records Buckell's medical duties, together with details of the crew and passengers, entertainments, foreign ports, navigation and weather, including a typhoon in the South China Sea. Lists of passengers, books read by Buckell, and a table of latitudes and longitudes are included. The MALACCA was commanded by Augustus Consitt and owned by Messrs. Green of Blackwall.
Theme
  • Health and Wellbeing