Orders regarding naval signals by flag, gun, light, bell, drum, and musket, supplementary to those given in general printed sailing and fighting instructions., 1760-1761.
Scope and Contents
A printed book with blank spaces for the insertion of the signals ordered by a particular command. Copy issued by Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, to the Honourable Charles Napier, commanding H M S Cygnet, 1760-1761, with the blanks filled up in manuscript, manuscript instructions pasted in, and coloured illustrations in the margin.
Dates
- Creation: 1760-1761.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
9 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Undetermined
Arrangement
9 folios.
Repository Details
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