An essay on Tides and Currents especially in the western Mediterranean
An essay on Tides and Currents especially in the western Mediterranean, written by an English officer who resided at Tangier and was intimately acquainted with Gibraltar (foll. 31, 58, 69): beg. 'The most excellent Galileo.' The title on a half destroyed label on the back is 'Mediterranean Influx.'
Dates
- Creation: written in about A.D. 1680
Extent
72 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 202, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 202
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18873
Abstract
An essay on Tides and Currents especially in the western Mediterranean, written in about A.D. 1680.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 29201.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from W. Butt, esq., of Axmouth on Nov. 10, 1881, with nine other pieces for £10.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 7/8 × 7 1/4 in.
- Title
- An essay on Tides and Currents especially in the western Mediterranean
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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