Manuscripts
Maps
- Description
13 printed maps with Francis Beaufort's annotations intended for publication by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). The Society formed the Map Committee in November 1828, and Beaufort undertook the editing and annotation of the series for the next 15 years. Maps depict various areas of Great Britain, Europe, India and the Caribbean. 8 maps are missing as of April 2016. Available maps are identified below.
- Date
- between 1828 and 1843
- Call number
- FB 974
- Provenance
- Purchased from Francis N. Beaufort-Palmer, 1968-1973.
- Rights
- Microfilm copies of diaries and journals of Cornelis, Daniel Augustus, Louisa Catherine, Mary Waller Beaufort and correspondence of William Lewis are available in the Library upon request. The microfilms were taken from originals at the Trinity College Library, Dublin, and are not to be reproduced without the Trinity College Library's permission.
