THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Series One: The Papers of Sir Hans Sloane, 1660-1753,
from the British Library, London
Part 2: Manuscript Records of Voyages of Discovery, 1450-1750 REEL 18 Sloane Ms. 21: Merchant Adventurers Co Sloane Ms. 25: East Indies, Portugal, Merchant Adventurers Co Sloane Ms. 28: Naval Papers Sloane Ms. 42: John Chilton's voyage in the South Seas and to New Spain, 1568-86 Sloane Ms. 43: Drake, Frobisher, Hawkins and Raleigh Sloane Ms. 44: Captain Bartholomew Sharp's South Sea Waggoner - maps of South America by the celebrated map-maker, William Hack, originally presented to King Charles II Sloane Ms. 45: Further maps by Hack of the West Indies, Galapagos, etc REEL 19 Sloane Ms. 46A: Journal of Capt Bartholomew Sharp of a voyage via Barbados and Sloane Ms. 46B: Cape Horn to the South Seas, Golden Island and the west coast of North America, 1680; and Capt John Wood on the Straits of Magellan, 1669. Sloane Ms. 47: Further maps by Hack Sloane Ms. 48: More maps and South Seas Journal by Basil Ringrose REEL 20 Sloane Ms. 49: Journal of John Cox, 1680-81, recording voyage to the South Seas Sloane Ms. 50: (with 1070) Voyages and travels Sloane Ms. 54: Journal of William Cowley recording voyage from Virginia to the islands of Cape de Verd, Guiniz, Terra de Fuego, Panama, Gorganna, Ladroones, thence to China, Java, Cape of Good Hope and back to Holland, 1683-86 Sloane Ms. 61: Francis Fletcher's narrative of Drake's 2nd voyage REEL 21 Sloane Ms. 62/63: Miscellany including Raleigh's views on peace with Spain and commonplace book entries on navigation Sloane Ms. 79: A draft of government framed by William Penn anno 1682 for Pensilvania and West Gersey in America (f186) and material on the silver and timber trades Sloane Ms. 86: (aka 672) Journal of Richard Simson recording a voyage through the Straits of Magellan to the South Seas in the Farewell, 1689 Sloane Ms. 172: Relation of the States of New England, c1660 Sloane Ms. 173: Letter from Mary de Medici, the Queen Regent of France, to King James I concerning a Spanish prize (a French Man of War) and commissions to Robert le Brett to pursue discoveries in South America Sloane Ms. 179B: French account of the West India Company and Guiana REEL 22 Sloane Ms. 197: Pedro Baretto de Rosende's Historical & Topographical account of Portuguese Settlements in the East Indies, 1646 Sloane Ms. 205: (aka 992) Charter granted to the Company of Royal Adventurers of England relating to trade in Africa Sloane Ms. 207: Sir Henry Maynwaringe on the practice of Navigation, c1660 REEL 23 Sloane Ms. 226: Record of a Voyage unto Spaine by Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, and Charles, Lord Howard, Lord High Admiral, resulting in the burning of Cadiz, 1596. By Dr Morbeck, attendant to Lord Howard Sloane Ms. 239: Maps of South America Sloane Ms. 251: The travels of Marco Polo, written by Salvador Paruti in 1457 Sloane Ms. 232: Journal of a journey to Russia by Nicolai Warkottschii, 1593 Sloane Ms. 241: Geographical description of the world Sloane Ms. 301: Record of Drake's 3rd voyage to the West Indies, by Philip Nicholls, preacher. Formerly owned by King Charles I Sloane Ms. 305: Voyages & Travels, 1623-1640. Notes on Indian Ocean and its islands by French travellers. St Helena, Ascension, Azores, etc REEL 24 Sloane Ms. 333: Petition from Luis Paez de Torres, admiral of the Spanish fleet, to Philip III, King of Spain. Narrates his discovery of New Hebrides, 1608 (translation) Sloane Ms. 358: Journal of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, recording a voyage to the West Indies, 1572 Sloane 359: Chemical receipts ascribed to Raleigh Sloane Ms. 375: The Destruction of the Indias, by Bartolome de Lascasas, 1552 Sloane Ms. 524: A commonplace book containing French, Latin and Italian poetry, surgical and chemical receipts, references to Drake and recording travels from London to Paris, Marseilles, Florence and Rome, 1656-58 REEL 25 Sloane Ms. 608: Voyage by John de Ley, 1594, Journal by an English poet in Paris and Messina, 1649-54, and other diverse items Sloane Ms. 683: Iter a Venetiis ad Joppen. 15th Century text with excerpts from Anselm, Grosseteste, etc Sloane 713: Raleigh's Discourse on the marriage between Prince Henry of England and a daughter of Savoy Sloane Ms. 739: A commonplace book containing a table of vessels of war, numbers of men and their wages, and poems by Carew Sloane Ms. 750: Register of the commissions granted by the Governor of the Council of the Bermudas, 1619-1620, and a History of the Bermudas from their first settlement (1609) to 1622 REEL 26 Sloane Ms. 760: Raleigh's apology for his voyage to Guiana, 1617 Sloane Ms. 793: William Jackson's Journal of a voyage to the West Indies, 1642 Sloane Ms. 811: Records of the travels of Richard Bell, gun founder to the Great Moghuls, travelling in India and the Middle East, 1654-1688 Sloane Ms. 819: Voyages of the HMS Sweepstakes through the Straits of Magellan to the South Seas and Baldavia, 1669-71, by Nathaniel Peckett. Sloane Ms. 854: Journal of Jacob Bevan, 1684-85, of a voyage via the Cape of Good Hope to Bombay, then sinking, returning to England in a new ship Sloane Ms. 855: East Indies voyages Sloane Ms. 858: Journal of John Jourdain, recording an East Indies voyage, 1607-17, and travels in Arabia, the territories of the Great Moghul REEL 27 Sloane Ms. 863: Journal of Jacob Bevan, 1678, of a voyage via the Madeira's, the Cape of Good Hope, to St Helena and Ascension and back to England Sloane Ms. 887: Geography of Africa and Asia and astrological observations Sloane Ms. 934: The state of the British Navy, 1669 Sloane Ms. 978: Voyage from Genoa to Leghorn, Cadiz, England, then Antigua, with names of traders, prices of articles traded etc Sloane Ms. 973: Records of the Merchant Adventurer's Co and a plantation on the island of Providence, 1631 Sloane Ms. 998: Records of East India Company Factory at Tanqueen, 1672-77 Sloane Ms. 1005: Adriano de las Cartes on the Compagnia de Jesus in China, 1621-16 REEL 28 Sloane Ms. 1009: Miscellany, including Chaucer's tale of Melibeus, papers of Gideon Bonnivert, French author, and a geographical vocabulary Sloane Ms. 1010: Notes by Sir Henry Maynwaringe on piracy, where goods can be sold, where watering can be had, etc Sloane Ms. 1013: Observations on Persians, Babylonians, etc REEL 29 Sloane Ms. 1018: The geography and history of the main countries of the world, by M de Monnville. Seventeenth Century. Sloane 1019: The geography and history of the main countries of the world, by M de Monnville. C17th. With special attention to China and Europe Sloane Ms. 1026: A survey of the Portuguese Navy, 1586 REEL 30 Sloane Ms. 1028: Commonplace book of Bonnivert, with notes on Columbus Sloane Ms. 1031: Commonplace book of Bonnivert with much on geography Sloane Ms. 1040: Plans by Sir Nicholas Miller of the Cape of Good Hope, Java, Martinique and Mauritius Sloane Ms. 1045: Journal of Harry Starkey's voyage to the East Indies, 1624-1626 REEL 31 Sloane Ms. 1050: Journal of a round the world voyage, 1683-86, from the Cape of Virginia to Cape Horn, through the South Seas, to the Philippines, Java, Cape of Good Hope and back to Europe Sloane Ms. 1056: Notes on roots and plants in the East Indies Sloane Ms. 1083: Notes on Geography Sloane Ms. 1133: Raleigh's voyage to Guinea Sloane Ms. 1139: Natural History of America REEL 32 Sloane Ms. 1378: Miscellany including accounts of North East passage, travels to Japan and China, and notes on the laws of Virginia, 1657 Sloane Ms. 1394: Description of Jamaica REEL 33 Sloane Ms. 1426: Edward Maynard, collections regarding navigation Sloane Ms. 1428: Notes on navigation Sloane Ms. 1433: Journal of a voyage to the Straits in the Tiger frigate, 1658-59 Sloane Ms. 1446: Poetry volume with works by Raleigh Sloane Ms. 1447: The relacione of David Ingram of Barkinge in the county of Essex, saylor,
of sundrye thinges which he with others did see in travelinge. Records journey to Mexico and Nova Scotia, 1582 REEL 34 Sloane Ms. 1453: A Discourse by Edward Missleden and other papers, including some relating to the Merchant Adventurers Co Sloane Ms. 1504: Latimer Ridley's journey to France and the Netherlands Sloane Ms. 1510: Geographical and historical notes, including an account of a voyage to Algiers Sloane Ms. 1514: Victualling details for the Tiger (see 1433) Sloane Ms. 1515: Henry Kirton, Notes on hiring crews, victualling, etc Sloane Ms. 1519: Letters illustrative of British History, mainly to the 3rd Lord Fairfax, including Raleigh regarding his ship (f137), the battle of Cropredy (f51), and a letter from Philip II of Spain to Queen Elizabeth REEL 35 Sloane Ms. 1533: Petri Bellonni and Christpheri on Asia Sloane Ms. 1619: Miscellany with items on the East Indies, Alexander the Great, etc Sloane Ms. 1622: The History of travaille into Virginia and a dictionary of the Indian language REEL 36 Sloane Ms. 1689: Journal of a voyage by Dr Edward Browne Sloane Ms. 1700: Voyages by John Smith, 1664-1669, to the Canaries, Tenerife, Smirna and Lisbon Sloane Ms. 1704: Voyage to East Indies, Cape Horn, Leg Horn and England Sloane Ms. 1709: Miscellany including narrative of the voyage of Christopher Columbu REEL 37 Sloane Ms. 1813: Travels in Italy Sloane Ms. 1745: Thomas Browne's travels from London to Paris Sloane Ms. 1831A: Journal of a voyage in the Mediterranean with the fleet commanded by Sir Jeremy Smith, 1665-1666; and Voyage of the Gilliflower to the West Indies under Admiral Deakins, 1654 Sloane Ms. 1836: 17th century account of Europe (ff1-25) and Asia (ff26-103) and their principal states and countries Sloane Ms. 1837: 17th century account of Africa and its principal states and countries Sloane Ms. 1855: Travels of Edward Browne to Vienna Sloane Ms. 1856: Miscellany containing many letters of the Earl of Essex including one from Dover to Queen Elizabeth I (f5). Also notes by Raleigh on the invention of ships (ff50b-56), War (ff57-62) and Guiana (ff63-67). Sloane Ms. 1886: Travels of Edward Browne in France and Italy
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