889054
- TitleChronometer no. 408, formerly in the possession of John Bligh, Admiral, 1803-1807 / Paul Philip Barraud, chronometer manufacturer
- Creator
- Call numberSAFE/DR 38
Status: On display - Map Rooms - Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1803-1807 - Type of material
- Reference code889054
- Issue CopyCopy print : DR 38
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room - Physical Description1 chronometer - brass - 10.7 cm diameter, 6.7 cm deep on wooden base 7.9 x 4.1 cm
- Collection historyThe chronometer, which belonged to the Bligh family, may have once been in the possession of Capt. William Bligh (see notes at DR 38/Item n)
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - Description source
Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010 - General note
DR 38/Item n transferred from DLSPENCER 416 - Signatures / Inscriptions
The dial face has the stamped inscription, 'Barraud Cornhill London'. - Date note
No date. Dated from serial number on one of the pair cases which gives the approximate period of manufacture (see also notes at DR 38/Item n) - Name
- Topic
- Exhibited in
Matthew Flinders : The Ultimate Voyage - State Library of New South Wales
Dare to know : the art and science of Pacific voyages - State Library of New South Wales (June, 1998 - November, 1998)
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