| Reference number | MS/516/6/9 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from James Beazley, the British Ship Owners Company, Liverpool (Limited) to [George James] Symons, [Chair of the Royal Society Krakatoa Committee] |
| Date | 14 February 1884 |
| Description | Letter from James Beazley, shipowner, offering an extract from the ship log of the "British Sceptre", which arrived to Calcutta on 8 January, in response to an advertisement in The Times. Observes passing through immense fileds of lava and pumice stone.
Specific coordinates mentioned:
Lat 12.07
Long 90.27
Lat 9.29
Long 90.19 |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6485 | Symons; George James (1838 - 1900) | 1838 - 1900 |