Papers regarding the loan of instruments and books to Lieutenant William Dawes on a voyage to Botany Bay, 1787 - 1791
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/13: 160-168
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Papers regarding the loan and return of instruments belonging to the Board of Longitude and concerning persons entitled to receive Board publications.
Dates
- Creation: 1787 - 1791
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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).
Extent
9 folio(s) (9 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
Botany Bay [subject]
Finding aid date
2011-11-24 17:10:31+00:00
Subject
- Dawes, William, 1762 - 1836 (astronomer and colonial administrator) (Person)
- HMS Sirius, merchantman (c 1780-1790) (Organization)
- HMS Gorgon (1785-1817) (Organization)
Geographic
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom
Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
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