Letter and fair copy from Francis Stanford, a Franciscan friar, to the Board of Longitude, 1813-05-18
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 562-565
Scope and Contents
Providing details of his discovery of longitude. The letter is addressed from Castlebar [county Mayo, Ireland]. See also [RGO 14/39: 281-283].
Dates
- Creation: 1813-05-18
Creator
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Extent
4 folio(s) (4 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Stanford, Francis
Original geographic information
Castlebar [origination]
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Finding aid date
2012-05-30 17:26:08+00:00
Subject
- Board of Longitude (Recipient, Organization)
Repository Details
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