Document Record

Creator

Alexander John Ballantyne

Title

Alexander John Ballantyne

Identifier

MG 24 F 49
Papers
R6415-0-1-E
Transportation
lac_mikan_105341
Discovery and exploration

Document source

Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada

Language

English

Description

Alexander John Ballantyne was a midshipman aboard the ships Victory, Landrail, Nile, Shannon, Rinaldo and Sphinx in the West Indies, North America and South America.
This collection consists of a logbook kept by Alexander John Ballantyne while at sea, illustrated with drawings of ships at sea, charts executed in pen and ink, watercolours and one photograph. There is also a letter from B. [Elizabeth] Ballantyne to her cousin, Jane [Roberton], concerning the preservation of her brother's holdings.
No finding aid is available.

URL

https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_105341