Album of photographs taken during 'A summer cruise in the Arctic Regions' by the ship ‘Erik’., 1876.
Scope and Contents
The album also contains a "Sketch of the Erik's Log . . . May 2 to Oct 30 1876" (folio 17).
The album was presented to George L M Gibbs in 1877 by the (unidentified) gunner of the ship, who presumably compiled it. Excerpts from the 1871 log of the ‘Erik’ were published by R W Gray in an article entitled 'The Peterhead whalers' [no. XII] in the ‘Buchan observer’, 12 March 1929 (MS.9504, folio 77). The ‘Erik’, which was at that time a Dundee ship, was subsequently owned by Gray's uncle, who was a whaling and sealing captain of the Peterhead fleet.
Dates
- Creation: 1876.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
25 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
25 folios.
Custodial History
Formerly Wordie.1350.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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