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Letters regarding Captain J. Whidbey's claim for payment, 1797

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/12: 479-483

Scope and Contents

The claim was for astronomical work done while master of HMS 'Discovery' on its voyage of 1791-1795. It includes a list of places where the observatory was erected [RGO 14/12: 483v].

Dates

  • 1797

Creator

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Extent

5 folio(s) (5 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Whidbey, Joseph; Nepean, Sir Evan

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Original geographic information

London [origination]

Original geographic information

Spithead [origination]

Finding aid date

2011-11-24 17:06:30+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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