'Sailing and Fighting Instructions for His Majesty's Fleet', 1741
Printed book: 'Sailing and Fighting Instructions for His Majesty's Fleet', 1741, with manuscript additions, issued by Philip Cavendish, HMS ST GEORGE, to Captain Abraham Gould, HM Storeship DEPTFORD, Spithead, 27 May 1741
Record Details
| Item reference: | TUN/118; MS1977-196 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1741-01-01 - ?; 1741 |
| Creator: | Tunstall |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Purchased with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Society for Nautical Research Macpherson Fund, 2004 |
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