Title:
William H. Meyers letters, manuscripts and drawings, 1842-1844
Creator/Contributor:
Meyers, William H., 1815-, creator
Abstract:
Illustrated entries for his journal, July-Sept. 1842, recorded while in Chile and Peru with the U.S. Sloop of War, Cyane (variants
of those written in his journal, C-F 92, q.v.); two letters, 1843 and 1844, describing further voyages to Hawaii, California
and Mexico on the Cyane.
Date:
1842 (issued)
Subject:
Ships
Navires
ships
Ships
Travel
South America -- Description and travel
Hawaii
California -- Description and travel
Mexico -- Description and travel
California -- History -- To 1846
Amérique du Sud -- Descriptions et voyages
Hawaii
Californie -- Descriptions et voyages
Mexique -- Descriptions et voyages
Californie -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 1846
California
Hawaii
Mexico
South America
Cyane (U.S. Sloop of War)
Note:
Six watercolors, including a self portrait and a sloop, have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft
Library (BANC PIC 1967.021).
Type:
History.
Illustrations.
Diaries.
Physical Description:
13 items in portfolio.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 67/157 cLOCAL
Origin:
Various places