HMS York
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Letter from James North on a new quadrant, 1789-09-26
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 255-256
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Two letters.
Dates:
1789-09-26
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Letter from officers and passengers of HMS York, 1813-06-14
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 294
Scope and Contents
Testifying that a method for ascertaining longitude was invented and tested by William Titford on a voyage of HMS York from England to Jamaica, between 22 April and 14 June 1813.
Dates:
1813-06-14
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Method of using a chart for finding longitude at sea, 1813-07-19
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 292-293
Scope and Contents
As tested on HMS York.
Dates:
1813-07-19
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).