Paper, regarding the coast near St Paul de Leon in Brittany, north-west France by unknown author

Reference number: CLP/7ii/6

Date: 18th Century

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Two extracts taken from the history of the Royal Academy at Paris for 1722. Observations include that the sand is now 20 feet deep but in 1666 the area was inhabited and details of the reasons and solutions for keeping water fresh on long voyages.

Subject: Geography / Navigation

Read to the Royal Society on 8 April 1725

Reference number: CLP/7ii/6
Earliest possible date: 18th Century
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Paper, regarding the coast near St Paul de Leon in Brittany, north-west France by unknown author, 18th Century, CLP/7ii/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_7ii_6/paper-regarding-the-coast-near-st-paul-de-leon-in-brittany-north-west-france-by-unknown-author, accessed on 17 January 2025

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Classified papers of the Royal Society
1660-1741 Reference number: CLP
Classified papers: volume 7ii concerning 'Architecture, Ship-building, Geography, Navigation, Voyages, Travels'
1721-1739 Reference number: CLP/7ii

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