Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks.

Letter dated 20 June 1796, NM to Sir Joseph Banks, re settling bills referred to the Committee by the Board of Longitude; Dr Shepherd passed away previous Wednesday; Long, detailed and mildly humorous account of Mr de Starck of Bramerton, Norfolk, attempts to present his (clock?) invention to the Board of Longitude.

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

Record Details

Item reference: MSK/3/1/29
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 letter
Date made: 1796-06-20
Creator: Maskelyne, Nevil
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London