Photostats of papers relating to Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1813), Astronomer Royal.
Photostats of papers relating to Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1813), Astronomer Royal: A note by John Pond regarding his coming to the Royal Observatory on 13 April 1811 and the safe delivery the items from Mrs Maskelyne into his care (Sheet 1). A list of printed books, manuscripts and pictures presented by Mrs Maskelyne at Flamstead House for the use of the Royal Observatory, April 1811 (Sheets 1A to 11). A biographical article on Nevil Maskelyne by T.S. Maskelyne, from the ‘Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine’, Vol. XXIX, p.126, June 1897 (Sheets 12 to 24). Correspondence of Nevil Maskelyne, 1760s to 1790s (Sheets 25 to 288).
Record Details
| Item reference: | PST/76 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Copies of manuscripts not held in the Museum collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1732-01-01 - 1813-12-31; 1732-1813 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- John Harrison, clockmaker - photostat of Harrison's clock. (Manuscript) (PST/1)
- Anthony Deane's Doctrine of Naval Architecture and tables of inventions etc. (Manuscript) (PST/2)
- Photostat copies of the journals of Admiral Sir Thomas Allin in Tanner Ms. 296 and 297. (Manuscript) (PST/4)
- Papers of Admiral Lord Hawke. (Manuscript) (PST/5)
- Photostat of Edward Dummer's South Coast Survey 1698. (Manuscript) (PST/6)
- Photostat of contemporary copy of a letter from Sir Francis Drake to John Fox. (Manuscript) (PST/7)
- 3 letters to Mr Matra (HM Consul at Tangier). From St. Vincent, from Lord Nelson and from Admiral Collingwood. (Manuscript) (PST/8)
- 2 photostat letters from Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson - to Miss Knight and to Lady Hamilton. (Manuscript) (PST/9)
- Photocopies of 4 letters addressed to Lord Hobart by Lord Nelson and of one addressed to Lord Spencer. (Manuscript) (PST/10)
- Letter from Samuel Pepys to his nephew John Jackson. (Manuscript) (PST/11)
- Photostat of instructions to the commander of the LOYAL CHARLES OF MARYLAND, John Goode. (Manuscript) (PST/12)
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