Journal kept by surgeon William Guthrie Borland serving aboard HMS DOROTHEA under the command of Captain Buchan and narrative titled Through Sketches of my life

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Title
Journal kept by surgeon William Guthrie Borland serving aboard HMS DOROTHEA under the command of Captain Buchan and narrative titled Through Sketches of my life
Reference
JOD/288
Collection
  • National Maritime Museum, UK: Journals And Diaries (JOD)
Document Type
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
1814 -1837
Description
Journal kept on the DOROTHEA, 1818, by surgeon William Guthrie Borland. Dated 1818 during the Spitzbergen expedition, with an account by Borland of his time at sea. Commissioned 15 January 1818 for the expedition one of the first wounded was William Borland, who was shot in the leg, DOROTHEA arrived back to Deptford in October 1818, under command of Captain Buchan. This includes a detailed account of meeting Beothuk people and a polar bear attack. Also includes a handwritten narrative by Borland entitled 'Through Sketches of my Sea Life', 1814 - 1837.
Theme
  • Everyday Life at Sea
  • Exploration and Discovery