- 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
McClintock, British North Atlantic Telegraph Expedition, 1860
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- ReferenceGB 15 Sir Francis Leopold McClintock/British North Atlantic Telegraph Expedition, 1860
- Dates of Creation1860
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description3 meteorological registers
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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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