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401988
  • Title
    Matthew Flinders - Public Letters written to the secretary of the Admiralty, to other boards, officers &c. and Orders given on various occasions by Matthew Flinders Esq., 1805-1807
  • Level of description
    series
  • Date

    11 March 1805- 1 July 1807
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    401988
  • Issue Copy
    Microfilm : CY 502, frames 1-151 (Safe 1/54)
  • Physical Description
    0.05 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript
  • Scope and Content
    A letter book kept by Matthew Flinders which contains copies of letters sent and orders given by him while imprisoned on Mauritius. The letters and orders are numbered from 133 to 198. This book also includes: (1) A table of navigational data titled '1805 Situations in the Indian Seas, ascertained by captain Peter Heywood; copied from a memorandum book belonging to him, in the possession of Mr. Dale' and (2) Botanical notes and drawings probably made by Flinders' daughter Anne sometime after his death.
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    Digital order no: Album ID : 823216
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