Meteorological journal of a voyage from England to Egypt via Cape of Good Hope
Scope and Contents
Journal has bookplate of Admiral Sir Home Popham (1762-1820), who commanded HMS Romney on the voyage detailed in the journal: probably a presentation copy to him
Dates
- Creation: 1800-1801
Creator
- HMS Romney (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 collection
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Maggs Bros. Ltd., 50 Berkeley Square, W1J 5BA (Catalogue 1475, no. 19), 15 SEP 2014
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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