Marine navigation
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
File
John Harrison’s ‘Marine Timekeepers’ stamps: presentation pack and first day cover, 1993-02-16
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 97/13-14
Scope and Contents
Presentation pack containing four stamps of John Harrison’s Marine Timekeeper No.4 (24p, 28p, 33p and 39p) and a Harrison information sheet.
Also, first day cover with printed images of Harrison and a ship at sea; the four 'Marine Timekeepers’ stamps are affixed and postmarked by the British Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh.
Dates:
1993-02-16
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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).
File
Log book of HMS Resolution, 1772 - 1775
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/58
Scope and Contents
The log book of HMS Resolution compiled by William Wales during the passage to the South Seas under the command of Captain James Cook.
Dates:
1772 - 1775
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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).
File
Observations on HMS Resolution, 1772 - 1775
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/59
Scope and Contents
Observations made on board HMS Resolution during her passage to the South Seas on the expedition led by Captain James Cook.
Dates:
1772 - 1775
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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).