McClintock, British North Atlantic Telegraph Expedition, 1860

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- GB 15 Sir Francis Leopold McClintock/British North Atlantic Telegraph Expedition, 1860
Dates of Creation
- 1860
Name of Creator
- Sir Francis Leopold McClintock
Physical Description
- 3 meteorological registers

Scope and Content

MS 539/1-3;SL Meteorological registers, 22 June to 3 September 1860 and 4 September to 6 November 1860 and 7 to 11 November 1860 [In Bulldog] 3 volumes

Administrative / Biographical History

The British North Atlantic Telegraph Expedition, 1860 (leader Francis McClintock) was to make a line of soundings by way of Scotland, the Faroes, Iceland, southern Greenland and Labrador, in preparation for the laying of a second telegraph cable between Europe and North America. McClintock commanded HMS Bulldog.

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Chronological

Corporate Names

Bulldog (Warship)