Extract of a letter, from Captain Vigor to Peter Collinson, dated at St Petersburg

Reference number: EL/V/71

Date: 01 January 1737

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Original dated 22 November 1737
That there are two expedition parties from Ochota - one in search of Japan and the other to find America

Reference number: EL/V/71
Earliest possible date: 01 January 1737
Page extent: 1 page
Format: Manuscript
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captain Vigor (fl 1737)

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captain Vigor (fl 1737), Extract of a letter, from Captain Vigor to Peter Collinson, dated at St Petersburg, 01 January 1737, EL/V/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_v_71/extract-of-a-letter-from-captain-vigor-to-peter-collinson-dated-at-st-petersburg, accessed on 15 March 2025

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters V
1664-1737 Reference number: EL/V

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