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Letter from George Vancouver to William Wales, 1796-03-04 - 1796-12-13

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/68: 9-12

Scope and Contents

Letter, dated 4 March 1796, concerning observations Vancouver had made during a voyage around the world on HMS Discovery. With a copy of a note to Sir Joseph Banks (on the back page) that the observations were to be reduced, dated 13 December 1796.

Dates

  • 1796-03-04 - 1796-12-13

Creator

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Extent

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

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Vancouver, George

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Original geographic information

Petersham [origination]

Finding aid date

2011-12-17 15:37:16+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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