Ostrich tales, 1520-1908
Author: various
Publication data: various
Languages: English and Spanish
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Short history of the southern Patagonian ostrich (Rhea
pennata), as recorded in the writings of visitors to the region over
the centuries.
Hernán Gallego, master pilot, 1553
Author:
Hernán Gallego (1511-?)
Unpublished manuscript: date and origin undetermined
Size: 4 pages
Language: Spanish
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First west-to-east crossing of the Magellan Strait; brief account of
the route and landmarks; contact with various native groups
Drake in Patagonia, 1578
Author:
John Drake (c1562-?)
Unpublished manuscript: Lima,
1587
Size: 6 pages
Language: Spanish
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Expedition of the author and his
cousin Francis Drake;
experiences at Bahía de Lobos, San Julián, Strait of
Magellan, as far west as the Pacific seaboard; observations of local
native groups
Wreck of HMS Wager, 1741
Author:
Midshipman Alexander Campbell (?-?)
Publisher: W. Owen, London,
1747
Size: 109 pages
Language: English
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Account of a shipwreck in the Golfo
de Penas (southern Pacific coast), and the lengthy journey back
to civilization; description of native groups
Dangers and Distresses, 1742
Author:
Midshipman Isaac Morris (1710-?)
Publisher: S. Birt, London,
c1750
Size: 87 pages
Language: English
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Adventures of a group of survivors from
the wreck of HMS Wager, abandoned on the Atlantic coast of Patagonia,
and their lengthy journey back home; some description of native customs
Four Voyages to the South Sea, 1823
Author:
Captain Benjamin Morrell Jr. (1795-1839)
Publisher: Harper, New York, USA,
1832
Size: 16 pages [extract]
Language: English
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Contact of a North American adventurer
with the canoe people living in the western part of the Magellan
Strait; describes native customs, local flora and fauna
U.S. Whaler in Patagonian Waters, 1828-1832
Author:
Nathan H. Cook (1804-1884)
Unpublished
Extracts from daily journal, transcribed
Language: English
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Logbook of a young ship's officer from Long Island, New York State;
describes the day-to-day business of sailing and whale-hunting
in the South Atlantic Ocean
Missionaries at San Gregorio, 1833-34
Authors:
William Arms (?-?)
+ Titus
Coan (1801-1882)
Publisher: «The Missionary Herald», Boston, USA,
1833-34
Size: 21 printed pages + 13 pages manuscript
Language: English
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Falklands
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Extracts from the personal journals
of two North American missionaries, living among native tribes
near the Strait of Magellan; descriptions of local lifestyle
and beliefs
Anglican Mission at San Gregorio, 1845
Author:
Robert Hunt (c1814-?)
Unpublished
Size: 64 pages typescript
Language: English
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Personal journal of an British missionary, who
accompanied Captain Allen Gardiner in an unsuccessful attempt to
evangelize the native tribes on the north shore of the Strait of Magellan.
Insurrection at Magellan, 1851
Author:
Charles H. Brown (?-?)
Editor:
Elizabeth H. Appleton (?-?)
Publisher: Rand, Boston, USA,
1854
Size: 228 pages, 2 illustrations
Language: English
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Account of the mutiny at Punta Arenas, as told by ship captain Charles Brown, who was captured and imprisoned by the rebels under Lieutenant Cambiaso; excesses committed, colony abandoned, ship lost
Captive Boy in Tierra del Fuego, 1854-55
Author:
Phebe Ann Hanaford (1829-1921)
Publisher: Carlton & Porter, New York, USA,
1867
Size: 17 pages [extract], 4 illustrations
Language: English
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News reports and a personal account of a shipwreck
near Cape Horn, the survivors' life among the local canoe people, and
their eventual rescue
Official Reports from Magellan Territory, 1867-68
Author:
Damian C. Riobó (?-?)
Unpublished manuscripts:
1867, 1868; Book published
1868
Size: 8 pages [manuscript] + 2 pages [book extract]
Language: Spanish
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Reports by the Governor of Chile's Magallanes Territory, describing
his confrontation with the Argentine sailor/trader Luis Piedra Buena, the unauthorized
sale of alcohol, and visits by Indians [selected topics]
Diary of a Sheep-Drive, 1888-89
Author:
Thomas Alexander Saunders (1857-1928)
Unpublished manuscript
Size: 26 pages [originals + transcript]
Language: English
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Personal diary of one of the pioneer ranchers,
recording a 6-month, 700-mile sheep-drive through largely empty lands,
from the Río Negro to San Julián;
details daily progress, route, landmarks, people and significant events
Journal of a Sheep-Farmer, 1891-98
Author:
William Blain (1852-1924)
Unpublished manuscript
Size: 30 pages, Ona vocabulary [4 pages]
Language: English
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Personal journal of a pioneer shepherd,
hired to establish a large sheep-ranch in Tierra del Fuego; reports contacts
and confrontations with the native inhabitants
Expedition to Última Esperanza, 1892
Author:
Hermann Eberhard (1852-1908)
Publisher: Imprenta «El Magallanes», Punta Arenas,
1922
Size: 39 pages, 9 illustrations
Language: Spanish
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Winter expedition in an open boat, led by
Captain Hermann Eberhard, who was to become the region's first settler and rancher
Gold Diggings of Cape Horn, 1894
Author:
John Randolph Spears (1850-1936)
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York,
1895
Size: 319 pages, 15 illustrations
Language: English
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Visit to Mainland Patagonia
and Tierra del Fuego, in the early stages of modern settlement; historical
background; descriptions of people, places and wildlife; interviews
Natives of Tierra del Fuego, 1896
Author:
Manuel Señoret (1852-1900)
Publisher: Imprenta Nacional, Santiago,
1896
Size: 44 pages
Language: Spanish
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Report by the civil governor of Magallanes
Territory (Chile) on the native peoples of the island of Tierra del Fuego;
proposals for improving their conditions
South Am. Missionary Society, 1844-94
Editor:
Elizabeth Lydia Marsh Gardiner (?-?)
Publisher: South Am. Missionary Society, London,
1896?
Size: 42 pages, 11 illustrations
Language: English
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Reports by Anglican missionaries of 50 years of work
in Tierra del Fuego: initial setbacks and tragedies; dogged pursuit of
spiritual and practical goals
Through the Heart of Patagonia, 1900-01
Author:
H. Hesketh-Prichard (1876-1922)
Publisher: Appleton and Co., New York,
1902
Size: 26 pages [extract], 17 illustrations [extract]
Language: English
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Report of an expedition to the unexplored, northern reaches of Lago Argentino.
Copybook of a rural sheriff, 1902-06
Principal author:
John MacLean (1860-1940)
Unpublished manuscripts
Size: 102 documents
Language: Spanish [index + some letters in English]
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Correspondence between comisario
MacLean and authorities in Punta Arenas; includes police work,
civil administration, and details of ranching operations
on the north shore of the Magellan Strait
British Club Visitors Book, Punta Arenas, 1903-81
Unpublished manuscript
Size: 204 pages [ 74 transcribed, up to 1914, 1,700+ names]
Language: English
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Chronological record of visitor names, where they came from, and which member introduced them.
Breaking Virgin Land, Baker District, 1905-08
Author: William Norris (1868-1951)
Original manuscripts and map (1906, 1939)
Size: 10 + 14 pages resp. [transcribed]
Language: English
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An ambitious project to start ranching operations in the remote Aysén region of Chile; descriptions of lengthy cattle-drives through Argentine Patagonia; illness and death of dozens of workers.
Punta Arenas English Magazine, 1908
Publisher:
Anglican Church
Edition:
15 March 1908
Size: 12 pages, 11 sections, 17 advertisements
Language: English
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Parish newsletter for the English-speaking
community in Punta Arenas; church information, events; school examination
results; passengers; contributed articles; local business advertisements
'Bad' Winters in Patagonia , 1913 / 1926
Author:
'Calafate', pseudonym of Robert Riddell (1888-c1960)
Publisher: Blackwood's Magazine,
1935
Edition: Vol. 237, No. 1434
Size: 13 pages
Language: English
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A rancher manager recalls two extreme winters on very large tracts in Última Esperanza, and the difficuties experienced in rescuing sheep and cattle.
A Chilean visits Magallanes, 1914
Author:
Agustín Gómez García (1870-1926)
Publisher: Imprenta Universitaria, Santiago de Chile,
1914
Size: 149 pages
Language: Spanish
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Report of a congressman's visit to
Magallanes; assessment of the region's progress and future; analyses of
economic and political issues
Concealing the Dresden , 1914-1915
Author:
'Calafate', pseudonym of Robert Riddell (1888-c1960)
Publisher: Blackwood's Magazine,
1935
Edition: Vol. 237, No. 1431
Size: 15 pages (transcribed), 1 map (not included)
Language: English
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Based on his interviews with Albert Pagels, Robert Riddell
describes how Pagels assisted the German cruiser Dresden
to avoid detection in the fjords of Tierra del Fuego, following the defeat of the German
fleet at the Battle of the Falklands.
Shackleton in Punta Arenas, 1916
Editor:
Charles Arthur Thomas Riesco (c1881-1931)
Publisher: The Magellan Times, Punta Arenas,
1916
Size: 19 editions, 39 articles
Language: English
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Week-by-week account of Shackleton's visits
to Punta Arenas, and the rescue of his expedition members stranded in
Antarctica; interviews, reports and public lectures by Shackleton and
Wild
Guide to commerce and industry, 1918
Editor:
Julio Collado (?-?)
Publisher: Soc. Imprenta Chile Austral, Punta Arenas,
1918
Size: 254 pages, 112 illustrations
Language: Spanish
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Directory of Magallanes: public administration,
armed forces, professional, commercial and industrial businesses;
in-depth articles on agricultural topics; many personal names
Puerto Bories Freezer, c1918
Author:
Carlos Foresti (?-?)
Publisher: unknown,
c1918
Size: 40 pages, 76 illustrations
Language: Spanish [English translation added]
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Photographs of the large industrial plant
near Puerto Natales (Chile), owned by the Sociedad Explotadora de Tierra
del Fuego: shows each of the different processes involved; brief annotations
Última Esperanza Album, c1924
Author:
Andrés Ribas (?-?)
Publisher: unknown,
c1924
Size: 120 pages, 227 illustrations
Language: Spanish [English translation added]
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An illustrated description of the Última
Esperanza region (Chile), featuring the main sheep-ranching company (Sociedad
Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego), and its employees; many photographs
Argentine Patagonia, c1924
Authors:
Edelmiro A. Correa Falcón (?-?),
Luis J. Klappenbach (?-?)
Publisher: private limited edition?,
c1924
Size: 271 pages, 125+ illustrations
Language: Spanish [some sections in English]
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An illustrated description of Santa
Cruz Territory, Argentina, including early sheep ranches and their founders
San Julián: Advertiser, 1927
Editor/Publisher:
Antonio Dougnac L. (1895-1977)
Edition:
22 October 1927
Size: 6 pages, 9 sections, 27 advertisements
Language: Spanish
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Small-town, family-run newspaper from Santa
Cruz Territory, Argentina; local, national and international news; social
commentary; local business advertisements
Soc. Exp. Tierra del Fuego, 1893-1943
Author:
Fernando Durán
Publisher: unknown,
1943
Size: 128 pages [transcript], 82 illustrations
Language: Spanish
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Authorized report of the largest sheep-ranching
company of its day; historical background; financial highlights; names
of excutives and directors
Estancia Baker, 1916-1928
Author:
Lucas Bridges (1874-1949)
2 unpublished typescripts:
c1946
Original sizes: 7 and 8 pages resp.
Language: Spanish
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Recollections from the author's years spent establishing
the Baker ranch, located in a totally undeveloped part of Chile's
Aysén region
Memories of Arthur Button, 1906-51
Author:
Arthur Button (c1880-c1965)
Unpublished manuscript, c1948-51
Size: 2 notebooks, 189 pages; 30 pages transcribed
Language: English
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Selected writings of an early settler in
Última Esperanza, Chile: includes memories of early years in the
region, local history, climate, observations of wildlife
Map: Santa Cruz + Magallanes, 1903
Publisher:
Wilkinson y Lefrançois, Buenos Aires,
1903
Size: 56 segments, 171 landholders, 241 toponyms,
101 auction results
Indexes provided to assist in locating names
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Large-scale map of the sub-division of
the region (Argentina and Chile); names of places, landowners and renters
(individuals and companies); details of Chilean auction
British in Southern Patagonia
Author:
Duncan S. Campbell
Size: 590 pages, 1,398 illustrations
Statistics: 140 databases, 274 families,
13,588 name citations
Language: English and Spanish versions
History of British settlement in southern
Patagonia, from the 1870s onward; individual names collated from a wide
range of sources; short biographies of immigrant families
Bygone Days in Southern Patagonia
Authors:
Duncan S. Campbell, Gladys Grace P.
Size: 32 albums, 286 illustrations
Language: English and Spanish versions
Images of early life in southern Patagonia,
from 1898 to 1950 — photographs of people in various settings; buildings;
transportation; maps; postcards; certificates; letters; coins and tokens
etc.
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