RefNo | MM/8/35 |
Level | Item |
Title | Draft of a letter from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, to John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent |
Date | 24 April 1802 |
Description | Informing him that the Longitude Act imposes a penalty of £20 upon any who should print or publish the 'Nautical Almanac'. It appears to Banks that Daniel Steel has infringed the monopoly of the Board of Longitude and should be prosecuted. |
Extent | 1 side |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |
NA764 | Jervis; John (1735 - 1823); Earl of St Vincent | 1735 - 1823 |