Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The journal of James Macrae : botanist at the Sandwich Islands, 1825
Other Name
Journal of James Macrae, Botanist--Spine title. (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
North Beach-West Maui Benefit Fund
Place
Date
2019
Physical Description
257 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0824883152
9780824883157
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Part I. James Macrae's original journal, 1825: Instructions to James Macrae from the Royal Horticultural Society -- boxes of plants for the Sandwich Islands -- list of vegetable seeds, taken out by Mr. James Macrae -- journal of James Macrae while at the Sandwich Islands: Owhyee [Hawai'i Island] ; May 3 Heddo [Hilo] ; Mowee [Maui] ; May 4 Lahaina ; Woahoo [O'ahu] ; May 6 Hana-rura [Honolulu] ; May 12 Hana-rura Valley [Nu'uanu] ; May 17 Pearl River ; May 21 Diamond Hill ; May 24 Manoa Valley ; May 26 valley above Diamond Hill ; May 27 Hana-rura ; Owhyee ; June 12 Heddo ; June 15 Lapahoi [Laupa»hoehoe] ; June 16 Mouna Kaah [Mauna Kea] ; June 19 Lapahoi ; June 20 Heddo ; June 24 volcano [Kilauea] ; July 2 waterfall [Waia»nuenue] ; Waohoo ; July 9 Hana-rura ; Owhyee ; July 14 Karakaa Kua Bay [Kealakekua] ; Malden Island ; July 30.Part II. Extract of James Macrae's Diary, 1922: Foreword by William Frederick Wilson -- notes on voyage H.M.S. Blonde from Woolrich, London, to Hilo, Hawaii -- Hilo -- Maui -- Oahu: Honolulu ; Nuuanu Vally and Kaneohe ; Pearl River and Ewa ; Diamond Head ; Manoa Valley -- Hilo: Mauna Kea ; Kilauea Volcano -- Honolulu -- Kealakekua Bay -- Malden Island -- Condensed log of H.M.S. Blonde after leaving Malden Island
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Botany--Manuscripts]
Includes bibliographical references and index
Associated Notes
Subject Notes
Scottish gardener and botanist who was employed by the Botanic Garden at St. Vincent (c. 1823). He joined the voyage of HMS Blonde (1824-1825) as a collector for the Horticultural Society of London, accompanying the ship's own naturalist A. Bloxam, and visited Hawaii, Malden Island (Kiribati), the Galapagos lslands, Chile and Brazil. The British warship was commanded by Captain George Anson Byron, cousin to the recently deceased poet Lord (George) Byron, and had an unusual mission, to return the remains of the king and queen of Hawaii who had died of measles during a visit to Britain. On his return, Macrae was appointed Superintendent (1827-1830) of the Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya in Sri Lanka, where he specialised in collecting orchids, and held the post until his death a few years later. Material deposited with the Horticultural Society of London was purchased by BM (1856).
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
05 Dec 2024
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