Manifest of the English Bark Selma ... arrived from Adelaide, Australia
by [TAHITI]
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About This Item
A ship's manifest for the barque Selma of Adelaide, including Cognac, beer, Bordeaux, sherry and salted pork, as well as a sizable cargo, inall, calculated at 62,500 francs signed by the French merchants in Tahiti.
In November 1853, the Selma, "so well-known in the Adelaide trade... changed hands. Mr Samuel Argyle having become the purchaser for the purpose of working her on a trading voyage to Tahiti and the Polynesian Islands. Her Royal Highness the Princess Tusana [sic] of Tahiti, we believe returns by this vessel" [The Argus 16 November 1853].
This prosperous trade was forestalled a year after the provisioning noted in this manifest. In February 1855 the crew mutinied and Captain Pike gave over the barque to a French man-o-war to take to Tahiti. The Selma was recorded as wrecked off Tahiti in 1855.
An interesting document relating to the early days of commercial shipping between Australia and Tahiti.
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- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4504006
- Title
- Manifest of the English Bark Selma ... arrived from Adelaide, Australia
- Author
- [TAHITI]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Papeete
- Date Published
- 1854
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