F.H.H. Guillemard: Journals and notes

Scope and Content

The collection is comprised of nine volumes of journal entries and notes written during the voyage of the 'Marchesa' and one volume of notes for Guillemard's biography of Ferdinand Magellan. Some of the volumes include lists of letters sent home by Guillemard during his voyage to the Far East, which provide a rough itinerary of his journey.

Access Information

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, circa 1960s/1970s.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Related Material

MS Add.7957 contains photographs taken by Guillemard during the voyage of the 'Marchesa'. Caius College, Cambridge, holds memoirs, family letters and papers belonging to Guillemard (PPC/GUI), including letters from his travelling in Japan.