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The Rennell Collection.

Catalogue reference: JRE

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Reference: JRE
Title: The Rennell Collection.
Date: (?) 1777-1832
Description: Brief memoranda relating to St. Helena and Atlantic currents.
Held by: Royal Geographical Society
Language: English
Creator(s): <persname>Rennell, James, 1742-1830, Major</persname>
Physical description: One box, five files.
Restrictions on use: Photocopying at the discreetion of the Archivist, subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the IBG-RGS Archivist.
Access conditions: Access is via the Society's Foyle Reading Room and is free to Members and Fellows of the Society and to those in formal education (proof of educational status required e.g. a student/staff card or formal letter of introduction from your institution). For all other visitors a & #163;10 daily access fee applies. All visitors are required to provide personal i.d. such as a driving licence or passport.
Unpublished finding aids: <p>The RGS Archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977</p>
Administrative / biographical background: Fellow of the Royal Society 1781; Gold Medal, Royal Society of Literature, 1825. Geog. Jnl. Portrait 1930 Vol. 75, pages 289-99.
Record URL: https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c8683fc7-ae8e-47e1-bff5-bb6ba74c250c/