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Lauries chart of the island and banks of Newfoundland and the coasts between Belle Isle and Boston Cape Cod etc including the gulf and river of St Lawrence Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy compiled from recent surveys by Capts HW Bayfield FW Bullock and G Holbrook RN (Chart)
Workbook, volume 1, compiled by C. W. Holmes (Manuscript)
Workbook, volume 3, compiled by B. Holmes (Manuscript)
Workbook, volume 2, compiled by B. Holmes (Manuscript)
Workbook, volume 1, compiled by D. S. Holmes (Manuscript)
Workbook, volume 5, compiled by B. Holmes (Manuscript)
box, sea bag oil
A chart exhibiting the lighthouses and light vessels on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland and also those on the N.W coasts of Europe between Ushant and Bergen. Published by order of the Honble the Corporation of Trinity House, constructed by A.G Findlay. (Chart)
Chart of the St. George's Channel, with the Bristol Channel, &c. Drawn from the Admiralty Surveys of Capts. F.W. Beechey, Robinson, Sheringham, Frazer, Denham, Mudge & Williams R.N. 1876 (Chart)
The coasts of India, Sumatra, Malaya &c. (Chart)
A Compleat Map of the Holy Land adapted to the Old and New Testament by Samuel Dunn Mathematician (Chart)
.. Chart of the English Channel.. by.. Rich. Holmes Laurie corrected to 1852 to the right Honourable the Master Wardens and Assistants of the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford (Chart)
Laurie's general chart of the North Sea by John Purdy published Jany 2nd 1853 by Richard Holmes Laurie additions 1864 (Chart)
The coast of China, the Japan islands and Oriental Archipelago. The northern Pacific Ocean with its eastern isles. The coast of California, Oregon &c. The western coasts of central America &c. (Chart)
General chart of the Coasts of Brasil, &c. From the River Para to Buenos Ayres; with particular plans of the harbours. (Chart)
Liquid compass lid
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Liquid compass
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