The Mariana Islands, 1830-1831: from the Journal of John Lyell on the Whaleship Ranger.'

Forste, Honore (1992). "The Mariana Islands, 1830-1831: from the Journal of John Lyell on the Whaleship Ranger.'". ISLA: A Journal of Micronesian Studies. 1 (2): 355–388. ISSN 1054-9390.

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Abstract: This article places the observations of a Scottish doctor, John Lyell, on some of the Mariana Islands, principally Guam, in the context of contemporary developments in the region and assesses the value of these observations. The main body of the text is from Lyell’s previously unpublished shipboard journal, which is held by the Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland. He visited the area in 1830 and 1831 while serving as surgeon on the London-based whaleship Ranger. The journal excerpts that form the core of the article are accompanied by explanatory notes and two appendixes. Appendix A lists the names of whaleships seen by Dr. Lyell at Guam and on the whaling grounds to the north and east of the Mariana Islands; Appendix B gives some details about Dr. Lyell’s life and about his ship, the Ranger.