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Robilliard, Nicholas, fl1821 (Surveyor for the acts of navigation)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Calculations relating to the tonnage of various ships, 1821

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/10: 93-139
Scope and Contents From the File:

Committee papers, relating chiefly to the measurement of ships' tonnage, and reports by the Astronomer Royal.

Dates: 1821
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).
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Correspondence relating to ship's tonnage, 1821-01 - 1821-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/10: 43-70
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence relating to the setting up of the Tonnage Committee to discuss the most effective way of measuring a ship's tonnage, and calculations showing the measurement of tonnage of various ships.

Dates: 1821-01 - 1821-06
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).
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Minutes of Ships' Tonnage Committee, 1821-01 - 1821-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/10: 141-156
Scope and Contents

The minutes include reference to James Inman's method of ascertaining tonnage and Nicholas Robilliard's measurements of ships for the Board.

Dates: 1821-01 - 1821-05
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).