Piers, Henry (1818-1901), naval surgeon

  • Piers, Henry, 1818-1901.
Date:
1844-1857
Reference:
MSS.5990 & 6110
  • Archives and manuscripts

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About this work

Description

Journals of Henry Piers as assistant surgeon on board HMS Cleopatra and as surgeon on board HMS Satellite, based in Africa and on the Western coastlines of the Americas.

Publication/Creation

1844-1857

Physical description

2 volumes

Contributors

Acquisition note

Purchased from Henry Bristow, 1990.

Related material

At other repositories:

Henry Piers' Arctic journal, 1849-1852, is in the National Maritime Museum (JOD/102).

Finding aids

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

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Accession number

  • 348353
  • 348387