| Department |
Archive |
| Collection |
William Gell Personal Papers |
| Reference No. |
GELL/4534.a |
| Level |
Item |
| Dimensions |
9 x 12 cm |
| Dates |
1805-1810 |
| Donor/Creator |
Gell, Sir William
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| Scope and Content |
This notebook cover is stamped with the word ‘Angles’ referring to compass-bearings employed as a method of navigation using angles in relation to North. The notebook contains lists of compass-bearings and relational location information of places on the Greek mainland (Peloponnese, Central Greece, Attica) and the Ionian Islands. A few locational maps are sketched at some entries. |
| Notes |
This corresponds to Woodward & Austin (1925) notebook (6). |
| Reference |
Woodward, Arthur M. & Austin, Reginald P. 1925. Some Note-books of Sir William Gell-I. BSA 27: 67-80. Direct link
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