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Meteorological journal of a voyage from England to Egypt via Cape of Good Hope

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10066

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

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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