HMS Dolphin (1751-1777)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Confirmed minutes, 1780 - 1801
Letter from John Campbell, East Sheen, Surrey, 1771-09-15
Letter forwarding an account of a solar eclipse of 25 July 1767 observed by Captain Wallis from HMS 'Dolphin' in Port Royal Harbour, King George's Island (Tahiti). See also [RGO 4/187: 3].
Letter to William Wales from John Harrison, Masham, Yorkshire, 1787-05-04
John Harrison reports that he no longer has any record of the observations he made as purser on HMS Dolphin of the eclipse observed from Port Royal, Tahiti, on 25 July 1767.
Map of Howe’s Island, 1774-06
Discovered by Captain Wallis in the Dolphin and seen by Captain Cook in the Resolution, June 6, 1774. The latitude and east and west longitude from Greenwich are indicated in the border. Signed by William Wales.
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- Australia 1
- Botany Bay 1
- East Indies 1
- East Sheen 1
- Greenwich 1
- Horsham 1
- Lord Howe Island 1
- Masham 1
- Mediterranean Sea 1
- New South Wales 1
- Newfoundland 1
- North America 1
- Port Jackson 1
- Saint John's 1
- Time measuring instruments 1 ∧ less
The UK Archival Thesaurus has been integrated with our catalogue, thanks to Kings College London and the AIM25 project for their support with this.

