Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks.

Letter dated 13 June 1793 from Nevil Maskelyne to Sir Joseph Banks concerning passing on information from Mr Pitts, servant of the late Mr Gooch, about the safe delivery of instruments to Captain Vancouver, and story of their journey.

Administrative / biographical background
Nevil Maskelyne and Joseph Banks were both key members of the Board of Longitude.

Record Details

Item reference: MSK/3/1/3
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1793-06-13
Creator: Maskelyne, Nevil
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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