The Resource The epic voyages of Maud Berridge : the seafaring diaries of a Victorian lady, Sally Berridge
The epic voyages of Maud Berridge : the seafaring diaries of a Victorian lady, Sally Berridge
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- Summary
- Maud Berridge (1845-1907) was the wife of a Master Mariner, and she travelled with him on at least five occasions (1869, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1886), sailing to Melbourne with emigrants and cargo. The first occasion was 1869 just after they were married, when Henry was Captain of the Walmer Castle, and they returned via New Zealand instead of travelling east and around Cape Horn. However, most of Henry and Maud's voyages were undertaken in the three-masted clipper Superb, sailing from Gravesend at the start of summer and leaving Melbourne for home at the end of the year (the southern summer, best for heading east with the trade winds and rounding Cape Horn). Record times taken from London to Melbourne under Captain Henry were 79 days (1878), 76 days (1881) and a final time of 74 days (1886). In 1880, Maud and Henry took their two sons (aged six and eight) with them. In 1883, they sailed on from Melbourne to Newcastle in New South Wales to take on a load of coal, then on through the Windward Isles to San Francisco (51 days). Here they stayed for two months exploring SF and surrounds, unloaded the coal and took on a load of wheat (in large bags) at Port Costa. They then sailed down the west coast of the Americas, around Cape Horn and on to Queenstown in County Cork (134 days). The whole voyage took 14 months. There are also some photographs of Henry, Maud and the crew taken in San Francisco, and a photo from the State Library of Victoria showing the Superb at dock in Melbourne. Maud wrote diaries of these voyages of which one in particular, that of the 1883 voyage, comprise some 50 000 words. The book will tell Maud's story through her own words and through a number of relevant contemporary documents and will paint a picture of the life of a captain's wife in the Victorian era as well as aspects of society in Britain, the US and Australia at the time. Her enthusiasm for new experiences shines through her writing
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9781472956620
- Label
- The epic voyages of Maud Berridge : the seafaring diaries of a Victorian lady
- Title
- The epic voyages of Maud Berridge
- Title remainder
- the seafaring diaries of a Victorian lady
- Statement of responsibility
- Sally Berridge
- Subject
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- Voyages around the world
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- Seafaring life -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Berridge, Maud, 1845-1907 -- Diaries
- trueExploration
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Maud Berridge (1845-1907) was the wife of a Master Mariner, and she travelled with him on at least five occasions (1869, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1886), sailing to Melbourne with emigrants and cargo. The first occasion was 1869 just after they were married, when Henry was Captain of the Walmer Castle, and they returned via New Zealand instead of travelling east and around Cape Horn. However, most of Henry and Maud's voyages were undertaken in the three-masted clipper Superb, sailing from Gravesend at the start of summer and leaving Melbourne for home at the end of the year (the southern summer, best for heading east with the trade winds and rounding Cape Horn). Record times taken from London to Melbourne under Captain Henry were 79 days (1878), 76 days (1881) and a final time of 74 days (1886). In 1880, Maud and Henry took their two sons (aged six and eight) with them. In 1883, they sailed on from Melbourne to Newcastle in New South Wales to take on a load of coal, then on through the Windward Isles to San Francisco (51 days). Here they stayed for two months exploring SF and surrounds, unloaded the coal and took on a load of wheat (in large bags) at Port Costa. They then sailed down the west coast of the Americas, around Cape Horn and on to Queenstown in County Cork (134 days). The whole voyage took 14 months. There are also some photographs of Henry, Maud and the crew taken in San Francisco, and a photo from the State Library of Victoria showing the Superb at dock in Melbourne. Maud wrote diaries of these voyages of which one in particular, that of the 1883 voyage, comprise some 50 000 words. The book will tell Maud's story through her own words and through a number of relevant contemporary documents and will paint a picture of the life of a captain's wife in the Victorian era as well as aspects of society in Britain, the US and Australia at the time. Her enthusiasm for new experiences shines through her writing
- Biography type
- individual biography
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- 10659643
- Cataloging source
- NLE
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1845-1907
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- Berridge, Sally
- Dewey number
- 941.08
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
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- Berridge, Maud
- Ship captains' spouses
- Seafaring life
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- the seafaring diaries of a Victorian lady
- Label
- The epic voyages of Maud Berridge : the seafaring diaries of a Victorian lady, Sally Berridge
- Note
- Includes index
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- volume
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- rdacontent
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- Control code
- 000062211287
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781472956620
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- colour illustrations, colour portraits
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1032802914
- Label
- The epic voyages of Maud Berridge : the seafaring diaries of a Victorian lady, Sally Berridge
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000062211287
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781472956620
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- colour illustrations, colour portraits
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1032802914
Subject
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- 19th century
- trueNew Zealand -- History -- 19th century
- trueOcean travel
- Seafaring life -- Australia -- History -- 19th century
- Seafaring life -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- trueAustralia -- History -- 19th century
- trueShip captains' spouses -- Biography
- Voyages around the world
- trueWomen travelers
- Seafaring life -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Berridge, Maud, 1845-1907 -- Diaries
- trueExploration
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