Diurnal Remarks of a Voyage from Calcutta to old England, by G Langstaff, Surgeon, Ship Phoenix.
TitleDiurnal Remarks of a Voyage from Calcutta to old England, by G Langstaff, Surgeon, Ship Phoenix.
ReferenceMS0056/3
Level of descriptionseries
Date1799-1930
Creator George Langstaff, 1780-1846, surgeon, anatomist, Samuel Wood, 1887-1974, librarian, Royal College of Surgeons
Admin./ biographical historySamuel Wood worked in the Library at the Royal College of Surgeons from 1901-1971.
Scope and ContentThis series contains a diary of diurnal remarks made by Langstaff when he was a ship's surgeon on a journey from the Calcutta to England in 1799-1801. The series also contains a transcript of this diary, made by Samuel Wood.
Extent1 volume and 1 file
LanguageEnglish
Conditions governing accessBy appointment only. See College website for contact details of the Archives.
Persons keyword Samuel Wood, 1887-1974, librarian, Royal College of Surgeons, ship Phoenix, fl 1799-1801
SubjectShips, Surgery, Medical treatment
