Maskelyne, Nevil, Reverend, Astronomer, 1732-1811; and other members of the Maskelyne family.

Certificate and seal from Russia, issued to Nevil Maskelyne by Catherine the Great, 1776; Notebook of accounts of Rev. Nevil Maskelyne circa 1766-1787; Notebook of accounts of Rev. Nevil Maskelyne circa 1784-1799; Notebook containing recipes for cures for various ailments (from asthma and epilepsy to leprosy, etc.), extracts from medicinal works and Maskelyne's observations on fever and pestilence, with additional notes on Sir Joseph Banks' gout, circa 1766-1810; Two series of letters, the first are from Maskelyne to his brother, Captain Edmund Maskelyne, his daughter Margaret Maskelyne, and to Samuel Vince, Anthony Shepherd, and Sir Joseph Banks. There are also medical observations, a partial letter concerning the discovery of Ceres by Piazzi, a letter to Joseph Banks recounting the death of astronomer William Gooch, and a letter from William Hardy, dated 1820, written in memory of Maskelyne. The second set of letters, dated 1752-1813, are chiefly between members of the Maskelyne family, with an index at and explanatory notes, including a family tree; Drawing of a medal dated 1783; Teresa Storey Maskelyne's published pamphlet on Nevil Maskelyne's life dated 1897; notes on a talk on Maskelyne's life; and correspondence after his death, primarily from Joseph Banks and Samuel Vince to Miss Maskelyne, dated 1784-1839; Correspondence to Nevil Maskelyne, mostly from international astronomers, largely in French or Latin 1773-1813; Correspondents include Edme-Sébastien Jeaurat, Mungo Park, Pierre Méchain, Julian Canelas, and Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre; List of items left to the Board of Longitude after Nevil Maskelyne's death; list of instruments to be used by an astronomer on a voyage to the North-West coast of America; letters to Nevil Maskelyne in English, chiefly from William Hales and Francis Maseres, dated 1798-1806; list of awards to Nevil Maskelyne; letters to Miss Margaret Maskelyne, 1800-1813; awards issued to Nevil Maskelyne; a letter from Maskelyne to Rev. J. Prower concerning a donation to the charity 'Pry Pasture', dated 1786; and an indenture. Circa 1770-1813; Maskelyne's accounts with various booksellers, with inserted extracts on making cider. There are also two letters: one sent to Maskelyne in 1786 and a second, dated 1830, sent by P.M. Roget (Royal Society) to Mrs Story [neé Margaret Maskelyne]. Circa 1762-1830; Valuation and inventory of Maskelyne's books, manuscripts and pictures; correspondence with Samuel Vince on water spouts, 1810; inventory and valuation of furniture belonging to Nevil Maskelyne at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1811; Red accounts book with list of medals and portraits; printed copy of 'Notes on the Maskelyne family and their Home' (at Basset Down House) by T. Story Maskelyne, 1916, with annotations and inserts; a lecture on Nevil Maskelyne by M.N.A.J.; correspondence between Rev. J. Prower, Mrs Story and others, circa 1811-1831 with an index; copies of portraits with related notes and letters; notes on Basset Down House and the Maskelyne family; second copy of ' Notes on the Maskelyne Family and their Home', followed by architectural plans; sonnet; papers on the life of the late Rear Admiral Sir Charles Cunningham and Times article on Thomas Earnshaw, 1806. Circa 1799-1916.

Related Material the http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-REG-00009-00037/1 Board of Longitude Digital Archive for digitised copies of the items in this collection.