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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Voyage of Discoveries in the Ship Columbia Rediviva, 1791-1793 |
| Reference | Special Collections Haswell |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Date | 14 Aug 1791 - 26 May 1793 |
| Author / Creator | Haswell, Robert |
| Description |
Log and narrative of the second voyage of the ship Columbia Rediviva from Boston to the northwest coast of America, to Canton, China, and home to Boston, recorded by Robert Haswell, 1st mate. The narrative covers the period 14 Aug 1791 (on Hancock’s River) to 26 May 1793 (on St Helena). The Columbia, commanded by Captain Robert Gray, sailed up and down the northwest coast trading with the native Americans for sea otter furs, sailed to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), and then traded the furs in Canton for tea and other Chinese wares. |
| Document Type | Manuscript, Logbook |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | fur trade, weather, indigenous peoples, skins, sea otters, prices, weather, climate, wildlife, seaman's duties, seafaring, hunting, food, disease, death, cargo, fishing, war, canoe, comprador, murder, tea, tribe, weapons, navigation |
| Countries | USA; China; Indonesia; Canada; Japan |
| Places | Boston; Hawaii; Strait of Juan de Fuca; Bocca Tigris; Sunda Strait; Jakarta; St Helena; Cape Lookout; Muderer's Cape; British Columbia; Macau; Cape Flattery; Fort Defence; Cape Coolidge; Norfolk Sound |
| Ports | Boston, USA |
| Ships | Adventure, Columbia Rediviva, Hindostan |
| People | Sir Erasmus Gower; Lord George Macartney; Captain Gray; Captain Kendrick; Captain Crowell; Captain Magee |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Massachusetts Historical Society catalogue. |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |
