HMS Salisbury
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Entries for March, 1774-03-01 - 1774-03-19
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/56: 118r-122v
Scope and Contents
Daily entries until 19 March when the ship anchored at Cape Town. On 17 March, Bayly reports that the sea that evening ‘had the appearance of fire when put in motion’. On the same day they sighted ‘the Table’ [Table Mountain] and the ‘Sugar Loaf’ [Lion’s Head]. In the entry for 19 March, Bayly records that they met and saluted several ships upon arrival in Table Bay, including the HMS Salisbury (commanded by Edward Hughes) and the HMS Seahorse; they also saluted the fort with thirteen guns...
Dates:
1774-03-01 - 1774-03-19
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).
Item
Letter concerning two chronometers for HMS Salisbury under Captain William Maude, 1821-12-11
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 19
Scope and Contents
The letter was sent from John Barrow to John Pond.
Dates:
1821-12-11
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).
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Cape Town 1
- Portsmouth 1
- Table Mountain 1