Tables, Navigation

Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Belonged to Lieutenant L A Beaumont, HMS "Discovery". Abandoned during retreat if H M sledge "Sir Edward Parry" along the North Coast of Greenland in 1876. Recovered by Dr Peter Dawes at Repulse Harbour, Nyeboes Land, North Greenland 10 August 1966.

Object Details

ID: AAA4045
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Tables, Navigation
Display location: Not on display
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Vessels: Discovery (1873); Sir Edward Parry fl.1875 (HM Sledge)
Date made: 1875-6; 10 Aug 1966
People: Beaumont, Lewis Anthony; Dawes, Peter R.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 16 mm x 241 mm x 160 mm
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