Skip to main content

Tahiti

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Item

Letter from John Campbell, East Sheen, Surrey, 1771-09-15

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/187/2: 1-2
Scope and Contents

Letter forwarding an account of a solar eclipse of 25 July 1767 observed by Captain Wallis from HMS 'Dolphin' in Port Royal Harbour, King George's Island (Tahiti). See also [RGO 4/187: 3].

Dates: 1771-09-15
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).