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A journal of the ship Daedalus on a passage from Rio de Janeiro to the Falkland Islands, 1791-11-30 - 1792-02-27

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/62: 2-64v

Scope and Contents

Daily tabulated logs of the voyage. Gooch has recorded entries for 30 November to 23 December 1791 twice; the second set of entries are more detailed and run to 27 February 1792.
The journal also includes additional pages of rough calculations.

Dates

  • 1791-11-30 - 1792-02-27

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

65 folio(s) (65 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Original geographic information

Falkland Islands [subject]

Original geographic information

Rio de Janeiro [subject]

Finding aid date

2012-12-10 12:43:46+00:00

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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