RefNo | MS/257/5/11 |
AltRefNo | Sa.1691 |
Previous numbers | ES5/5/1691 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from Charles Wyville Thomson, 'HMS Porcupine' to Edward Sabine |
Date | 24 July [1869] |
Description | Description of their deep sea dredging expedition. Reference to the conditions, temperature, and globigerina mud. Thomson is writing in ‘haste’ by ‘HMS Serpent’ which they have just met approximately 150 miles outside of the Bay of Biscay. |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA6353 | Thomson; Sir; Charles Thomas Wyville (1830 - 1882); naturalist | 1830 - 1882 |
NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |