A journal of the ship Daedalus on a passage from Rio de Janeiro to the Falkland Islands, 1791-11-30 - 1792-02-27
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
- Creation: 1791-11-30 - 1792-02-27
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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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
Subject
- Daedalus, store ship (fl 1791-1792) (Organization)
Geographic
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