HMS El Vincego
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
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Memorial from Caleb Hiller, 1819
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 360-361
Scope and Contents
In which Hiller discusses his 'Mariner's theodolite' and attests to his previous good conduct during his 17 years as a Royal Navy officer where he served on HMS El Vincego. He includes details of his ten year imprisonment in France as a prisoner of war, and his subsequent court-martial and discharge from the Navy.
Dates:
1819
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
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Papers of the Board of Longitude
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Correspondence regarding methods and instruments used to establish longitude and the use of chronometers at sea
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Caleb Hiller on his 'mariner's theodolite', an instrument for calculating longitude and latitude