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Set of signals for a Fleet on a plan entirely new by Sir Charles Henry Knowles, Bart, Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, London, 1778, printed for J Robson, New Bond Street. (Manuscript)
1778-01-01 - ?
HOL/25
Ms Pluto Fireship's orderbook, Commander James Bradby, 1779, including signals for Fireships. (Manuscript)
1779-01-01 - ?
HOL/27
Signal book for the Ships of War including a note by Admiral Holland 'Lord Howe 1776', with manuscript additions and coloured. (Manuscript)
1776-01-01 - ?
HOL/22
Photostat copy of letter from Benjamin Thompson, (? Secretary to Admiral Sir Charles Hardy), 1779, describing the campaign in the Channel. (Manuscript)
1779-01-01 - ?
HOL/29
Signal book, Admiral Holland's No.NM.103 c.45, Captain Fanshawe, 1781. (Manuscript)
1781-01-01 - ?
HOL/32
A Code of Signals for the use of vessels employed in the Merchant Service, Eleventh Edition, Captain Frederick Marryat, RN, London, 1851. (Manuscript)
1851-01-01 - ?
HOL/70
Trafalgar Signals, Commander Hilary P Mead, London, 1936. (Manuscript)
1936-01-01 - ?
HOL/75
Signal book for the use of Private Ships extracted from Lord Howe's Signal Book of 1790 issued by Rear Admiral W? Parker, 25 March 1793, to Rear Admiral of the Blue John Gell. (Manuscript)
1793-01-01 - ?
HOL/46
Dutch sailing instructions 'Generale Zeyn-Brieuen Waer Naer Haar de Schippers Hebben te Reguleren, die Genegentheyt Hebbente Zeylen'. Rotterdam 28 August 1691. (Manuscript)
1691-01-01 - ?
HOL/5
Photostats of Correspondence in 'The Times' concerning Nelson's last signal, May-June 1908 and 1932. (Manuscript)
1908-01-01 - 1932-12-31
HOL/76
Signals for the Royal Navy and Ships under Convoy etc., London, J Millan, 3rd or 4th Edition, with Signal flags, 1746-48. (Manuscript)
1746-01-01 - 1748-12-31
HOL/14
'SIGNAL BOOK & NAVY LIST', 1803, with Admiral Holland's note 'Numerary flags shown are those of 1803-10'. (Manuscript)
1803-01-01 - 1810-12-31
HOL/55
An essay on the different modes of communication by signals; containing an history of the progressive improvements in this art. (Manuscript)
1797-01-01 - ?
HOL/49
Signal book for the Ships of War, 1799, with a short note 'signed J Marsden', Admiralty Office, 15 Oct 1799 (Manuscript)
1799-01-01 - ?
HOL/51
French signal book 'Signaux Generaux pour les Vaisseaux de l'Armee Navale Du Roy', signed by Comte de Tourville, 12 May 1689. (Manuscript)
1689-01-01 - ?
HOL/1
French naval tactics 'L'Art de la Guerre sur mer ou Tactique Navale, Le Vicomte de Grenier, Chef de division des Armée Navales', Paris, 1787. (Manuscript)
1787-01-01 - ?
HOL/40
Instructions for the conduct of the Ships of War, 1782, explanatory of, and relative to the Signals contained in the Signal Book herewith delivered, i.e. companion to Lord Howe's Signal Book of 1782. (Manuscript)
1782-01-01 - ?
HOL/37
Essay on naval tactics, systematical and historical with explanatory plates in four parts, John Clerk of Eldin, 1790. (Manuscript)
1790-01-01 - ?
HOL/45
Instructions for the conduct of the Ships of War, explanatory of, and relative to the Signals contained in the Signal Book herewith delivered', companion to Lord Howe's 1790 Signal book. (Manuscript)
1790-01-01 - ?
HOL/44
Sailing and Fighting Instructions for HM Fleet, inscribed 'Given under my hand on board HMS NEPTUNE off Gibraltar, 12 July 1760 Chas Saunders'. (Manuscript)
1760-01-01 - ?
HOL/18
French signals 'Signaux Gerneraux et Particuliers....pour l'Escadres Commandée par M. Le Comte de Guichen en 1781'. (Manuscript)
1781-01-01 - ?
HOL/31
A Code of Universal Naval Signals calculated to afford the means of Communication between Ships of all Nations and arranged so as to be easily translated into foreign languages, HM CRANMER PHILLIPPS, RN, London, 1835. (Manuscript)
1835-01-01 - ?
HOL/67
The Sailing and Fighting Instructions or Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain, Jonathan Greenwood, 1714. (Manuscript)
1714-01-01 - ?
HOL/9
'Collection of the Principal Flags of all Nations of the World from the best authorities', Bungay, published by Brightly and Child, 1813. (Manuscript)
1813-01-01 - ?
HOL/61
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