Signal book for the Ships of War, Day and Fog', 1795 signed by Geoffrey Purvis inside back cover, Admiral Sir John Jervis's name inscribed at front
Printed book: 'Signal book for the Ships of War, Day and Fog', 1795, with coloured flags and fold-out diagrams, signed by Geoffrey Purvis inside back cover, Admiral Sir John Jervis's name inscribed at front
Record Details
| Item reference: | TUN/144; MS1977-196 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1795-01-01 - ?; 1795 |
| 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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