Letter, 'Of the north coast of Britain and errors in maps between Dunsby Head and Faro Point' from Colin MacLaurin to Martin Folkes
Reference number: L&P/1/43
Date: 26 January 1741
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Some parts have been crossed through. Offers congratulations to Folkes on becoming President of the Royal Society.
Subject: Cartography
Read 4 February 1741.
- Reference number
- L&P/1/43
- Earliest possible date
- 26 January 1741
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Colin MacLaurin, Letter, 'Of the north coast of Britain and errors in maps between Dunsby Head and Faro Point' from Colin MacLaurin to Martin Folkes, 26 January 1741, L&P/1/43, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_43/letter-of-the-north-coast-of-britain-and-errors-in-maps-between-dunsby-head-and-faro-point-from-colin-maclaurin-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 05 October 2024
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Decade 1 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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Colin MacLaurin
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Martin Folkes
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