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Bengkulu

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter from William Marsden, Fort Marlborough (Bengkulu in Indonesia), 1772-11-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/187/6: 1-2
Scope and Contents

In the letter Marsden praises Maskelyne's 'British Mariner's Guide' and method of finding longitude, and relates his own observations made with a sextant.

Dates: 1772-11-25
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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Observations and calculation made on a voyage in the Glatton, 1763-1764, 1763-03-19 - 1764-10-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/67: 3-39a
Scope and Contents

Sundry observations taken by John Horsley aboard the Glatton, commanded by Richard Doveton, on a voyage to Benkulen and China. Entries are intermittent, with occasional notes; references are also made to Madeira and Java Head.

Dates: 1763-03-19 - 1764-10-01
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).