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RefNoMA/80/1
Previous numbersMA.80
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Milliken Craig, 27 Gloucester Place, New Road, to Sir Joseph Banks
CreatorCraig; Milliken (d.1820); British naval officer of the East India Company
RecipientBanks; Sir Joseph (1743-1820); British naturalist and patron of science
Date17 March 1812
DescriptionSending a register of the winds and weather kept every six hours on the ship Elphinstone on East India Company service from China in 1811. Other information is recorded, including the nature of the weather described using Mr. Dalrymple's method. If the register is acceptable, Craig would endeavour to furnish a more complete record for the whole voyage to China upon which he is proceeding.
Extent4p. [pp.2-3 blank]
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
Dimensions228x186mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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