Skip to main content

Spithead

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Item

Letters regarding Captain J. Whidbey's claim for payment, 1797

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/12: 479-483
Scope and Contents

The claim was for astronomical work done while master of HMS 'Discovery' on its voyage of 1791-1795. It includes a list of places where the observatory was erected [RGO 14/12: 483v].

Dates: 1797
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).