Stokes, John Lort, Admiral, 1812-1885

Printed material including: Chart and extracts from the diary of an attempt to ascend the Santa Cruz River by Captain Robert Fitz Roy (reprinted from 'Journal of the Royal Geographical Society' 1837, Vol 7, pp 114-126); chart of The Strait of Magalhaens by Henry Colburn, 1839, marked by Stokes with the track of HMS HAVANNAH in 1851; chart of South America dedicated to Captain Robert Fitz Roy, by John Arrowsmith, 1839; Admiralty plan showing the positions of warships at the Spithead Review on 23 April 1856; and sketches of fortifications on the caponniere and bastion systems printed by the War Office in 1862.

Object Details

ID: STK/69
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Stokes, John Lort
Date made: circa 1826 - 1862
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Lort Stokes Collection
Measurements: 1 folder containing 7 items
Parts: Stokes, John Lort, Admiral, 1812-1885. (Manuscript)