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South America, S Coast: Argentina and Chile: Estrecho de Magallanes (Magellan or...

Catalogue reference: ADM 344/2707

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This record is about the South America, S Coast: Argentina and Chile: Estrecho de Magallanes (Magellan or... dating from 1826 Jan 01 - 1890 Dec 31 in the series Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
ADM 344/2707
Date
1826 Jan 01 - 1890 Dec 31
Description

South America, S Coast: Argentina and Chile: Estrecho de Magallanes (Magellan or Magalhaen Strait); seven items on one sheet: item 1, 'Cape Virgins N55W', 'Mount Aymond (and) Asses Ears', HMS Adventure (c1826 to 1830?); item 2, 'Cape Fairweather' and 'Cape Virgins S16E', HMS Adventure (c1826 to 1830?); item 3, 'Cape Virgin SW 10 Miles', by Mr W Clark, Mate, HMS Vixen, 1853; item 4, 'Mount Aymond' and 'Asses Ears', HMS Gannet, 1879; item 5, 'Straits of Magellan, Patagonia' showing 'Cape Possession', (collated by Sub-Lt V Stephens, c1890); item 6, 'Mount Aymond (and) Asses Ears'; item 7, 'Direction Hill'

Note
Items 1 and 2, monochrome watercolour; item 3, pen and ink; item 4, watercolour; items 5-7, watercolour
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folio 8K, item 35, page 36; Magellan Strait and Tierra del Fuego vol. I (Nautical Papers 6-South America Pilot vol. II), pages 99-104; V10251 to V10253, V11261 and V11613
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11441547/

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