Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks.

Letter dated 19th September 1797 concerning major trouble with the printer of the nautical almanac, printer was arrested on 15th August for £20 debt, and is now withholding promised copies of the Nautical Almanac and reams of paper. Maskelyne gives very detailed account.

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

Record Details

Item reference: MSK/3/1/22
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 letter
Date made: 1797-09-19
Creator: Maskelyne, Nevil
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London