Record

RefNoMA/97/1
Previous numbersMA.97
LevelItem
TitleMeteorological observations kept [in part] at Port Essington, Australia, on board HMS Alligator, by James John Gordon Bremer
CreatorBremer; Sir James John Gordon (1786-1850); British naval officer
Date12 September-6 December 1838
DescriptionDaily meteorological observations, usually of six per day, noting barometric pressure, temperature in two locations, wind force and direction. No location is given for the vessel, but from 8 October there are notes of shifting latitude and longitude, current force and direction, and compass variations, suggesting that the ship set sail on that day. The final position is given on 24 October, after which this information is no longer entered, therefore the ship may be assumed to be at anchor from that date. With occasional remarks.

The later manuscript in the series [MA/97/4] gives the fixed location as Victoria Settlement, Port Essington, now in the Northern Territory of Australia. The settlement was established by Sir John James Gordon Bremer in 1838, during this visit.

Headed: 'Abstract Log and Meteorological Register H.M Ship "Alligator" Captain Sir J.J. Gordon Bremer C.B. K.C.H. between 12 Septr &'. With the stamp of the Royal Navy's Hydrographer's Office, dated 5 August 1840. Signed [p.7] by J.J. Gordon Bremer.
Extent8p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionOn paper
Dimensions533x332mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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