Reference number | CLP/7ii/6 |
Level | Item |
Title | Paper, regarding the coast near St Paul de Leon in Brittany, north-west France by unknown author |
Date | [18th Century] |
Description | Two extracts taken from the history of the Royal Academy at Paris for 1722. Observations include that the sand is now 20 feet deep but in 1666 the area was inhabited and details of the reasons and solutions for keeping water fresh on long voyages.
Subject: Geography / Navigation
Read to the Royal Society on 8 April 1725 |
Language | English |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related material | JBO/13/468 |