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James Fowler Wilcox - Records

Title
James Fowler Wilcox - Records
Repository
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
Reference
B1628 and FM 3/453
Date Range
1848 - 1849
Description

Journal, 7 January - 21 December 1948 and 8 May - 2 July 1849, kept by Wilcox while junior botanist on HMS "Rattlesnake" which visited Cape York October-November 1848 and in May 1849 sailed from Sydney to survey part of the Louisade Archipelago, includes references to the Aborigines.

Formats
Microform
Quantity
0.19 m
Access
Available for reference

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