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South America, S Coast: Argentina and Chile: Tierra del Fuego and Cabo de Hornos...

Catalogue reference: ADM 344/2690

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This record is about the South America, S Coast: Argentina and Chile: Tierra del Fuego and Cabo de Hornos... dating from 1835 Jan 01 - 1836 Dec 31 in the series Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 344/2690
Date
1835 Jan 01 - 1836 Dec 31
Description

South America, S Coast: Argentina and Chile: Tierra del Fuego and Cabo de Hornos (Cape Horn), vicinity; three items on one sheet: item 1, 'Cape Horn SW 10 or 11 Miles, March 1836', 'Cape Horn SW by W on first appearance' and 'Evout's Island NE by N 11 Miles'; item 2, 'Terra del Fuego' showing 'Cape Horn' and 'Deception Island'; item 3, 'No 36 - Panoramic View of Hermite Islands, taken from middle of Bay of St Francis - By W W Wilson, HMS Beagle' showing 'Seal Rock', 'Kater's Peak', 'St Martin's Cove', 'Mount Foster', 'Chanticleer Island', 'Sidney Hall Island' and 'Cape Horn', printed by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet and Co

Note
Item 1, pen and ink; item 2, watercolour; item 3, print
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folio 8K, item 18, page 19; Magellan Strait and Tierra del Fuego vol. I (Nautical Papers 6-South America Pilot vol. II), pages 57-58
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11441460/

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Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views

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