| Reference number | MM/7/142 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from John Fitch to Sir Joseph Banks |
| Date | 23 December 1793 |
| Description | Sends Banks an instrument which furnishes "an easy and natural way of keeping a ship's reckoning at sea". Also includes a sketch of a model which he is of opinion would be a great improvement to the Waterworks at London Bridge.
With draft reply by Banks that he will place Fitch's letter before the Board of Longitude. |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |