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- 1843-1845. (Creation)
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1 item ; 26 cm.
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Biographical history
Thomas Graham was born in Scotland in 1818, graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1838. Graham was a British Royal Navy Assistant Surgeon and Surgeon from 1840 until his death in 1850. He served aboard HMS Warspite, Madagascar and Apollo. For more information about his life, see Bronwen Goodyer, 'The Diary of an Assistant Ship Surgeon' (2004), manuscript F431 and UQFL443.
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Book contains 2 segments : first is log book (1843 Jan.1 - 1844 Feb.3); begins in Madeira and ends in Malta. Second is diary of a Mediterranean cruise (1845 Feb.11 - 1845 Dec.24). Diary records visits to Beirut, Istanbul, Damascus, etc., and includes a drawing.
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Unrestricted access.
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- English
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Preservation copies on microfilm and CD.
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Handwritten.
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- Graham, Thomas, 1818-1850 (Subject)
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Migrated
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Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.