West Indies
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Alonso de Cardenas: Relation of the State of England
Bourbon & Mauritius / Timor / Jamaica / West Indies [distribution of fauna], 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Charles Liot (J. M. Ludlow's brother-in-law) and Liot family
Correspondence on time balls, 1879 - 1927
Correspondence on time balls and signals, 1875 - 1878
Extracts from the minutes of 30 June 1737, 1761
Extracts from the Minutes of the Board of Longitude, including the findings on John Harrison's chronometers.
George Maclaren, Naval surgeon: Journals
Letter concerning a chronometer for HMS Active under Captain Andrew King, 1822-04-19
Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.
Letter concerning a chronometer for HMS Columbine, to be delivered by HMS Winchester, 1831-09-05
Sent from Francis Beaufort to John Pond.
Letter concerning a chronometer for HMS Helicon under Captain William Robert Dawkins, 1822-11-14
Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.
Letter concerning a chronometer for HMS Scout under Captain John Theed, 1822-01-30
Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.
Letter concerning a replacement chronometer for HMS Kangaroo under Captain de Mayne, 1825-02-01
Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.
Letter concerning the delivery of a chronometer to the Minx schooner via HMS Sparrowhawk under Commander Thomas Gill, 1829-07-30
Sent from John Croker to John Pond.
Letter concerning two chronometers for HMS Isis for the use of Vice Admiral Sir Lawrence Halsted, 1823-08-19
Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.
Lucas Family: business and family papers
Note from John Croker to John Pond concerning the return of a chronometer by Earnshaw issued to HMS Icarus, 1824-05-24
Correspondence between the Admiralty Office and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, requesting the loan of chronometers for H M Ships. The principal recipient is John Pond; the principal correspondent is John Barrow. Other correspondents include John Croker, Richard S. Dundas, G. Smith, John Franklin and Sir William Edward Parry.
NS I Continental Extensions-5 Note, 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
At Glacial period, when Vaccinium &c got to top of W Indian islds - land probably almost continuous
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
NS II Distribution of animals-86 Note, 1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
NS II Palaeontology, geology-311 Note, 1861-03-23
We must not suppose every country as rich as Europe in successive fossils
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
NS II Variation, varieties-83 Note, 1856-08-16
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
On elevation of West Indies / near the Peak of Bab-el-Mandeb these parts I have coloured red, 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin lacks top line(s); draft of text?
(Note)
Papers of Sir Frank Stockdale
Printed letter concerning a chronometer for HMS Columbine under Captain J.W. Gabriel, 1831-09-02
Sent from Francis Beaufort to John Pond.
Printed letter concerning a chronometer for Lieutenant Barnett of HMS Jackdaw in the West Indies, to be conveyed by Captain C.B. Strong of HMS Belvidera, 1834-03-03
Sent by Francis Beaufort to John Pond.
Sir James Stephen: Papers
Includes correspondence of Stephen and papers relating to a life of Stephen written by Dr. Evelyn Christian Martin.
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