| Description | Summary meteorological account, 2 June 1833-6 April 1834, copied from a journal of observations made at 'Clarence Island' [presumably the town of Port Clarence, later Santa Isabel, now Malabo] on the island of Fernando Po [now Bioko], off the coast of West Africa. Commencing with a brief table to demonstrate how the author kept his meteorological journal, then giving totals of rainfall and dry periods, followed by general remarks.
Headed [p.1]: 'Copy. May the 1st 1833. State of the Weather at Clarence Island of Fernando Po during this year, this being the first rainy month'. Signed [p.4]: 'Shooter's Hill March 30th 1834 Edward Nimes [?] - Ass. Mast.' |