Maritime charts, 1801, 1822, 1870, 1874 and 1983
Scope and Contents
Six maritime charts and a magnetic chart from the time of Halley (reprint). The maritime charts include maps of Mackenzies Track in America, a chart of the 1822 voyage of the Mary Ann travelling from London to Jamaica, a chart to find longitiude at sea, a map of Accessible Bay at Kerguelen Island, and a Sketch of Sidney Cove.
Dates
- Creation: 1801, 1822, 1870, 1874 and 1983
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
7 sheet(s)
Repository Details
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