Cape of Good Hope
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Miscellaneous letters, 1857 - 1859
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 15/62
Scope and Contents
Letters to Thomas Maclear from various individuals regarding the trigonometric survey and the issue of chronometers, with letters of introduction to Maclear. There are also letters concerning the topography of the Cape Colony, 7 March 1857; Cape Point Lighthouse, 26 July 1857; a report on an earthquake, 20 October 1857; the memorial to Thomas Holden Barker, 4 July 1858; and a report on Dr Livingstone, 10 November 1858.
Dates:
1857 - 1859
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).
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Papers on the Cape-Aden longitude, 1879 - 1883
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 15/133
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of David Gill and related papers regarding the determination of the Cape-Aden longitude. The correspondence includes letters on the need for a determination of Aden's longitude, the delays caused by lines being brought down and political problems. There are also many telegrams exchanged between T. Maclear and D. Gill regarding delays caused by bad weather. The volume ends with a number of Admiralty charts of harbours and estuaries on the east coast of Africa. There is an index...
Dates:
1879 - 1883
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).
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Printed letter concerning two chronometers for Mr Maclear, astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope, 1833-10-05
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/231: 182
Scope and Contents
Sent by Francis Beaufort to John Pond.
Dates:
1833-10-05
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).