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Photographs of the Ground Plan of the Observatory. View of the Observatory showing Flamsteed's sextant House. Solar eclipse of 1724.

Photographs of the Ground Plan of the Observatory (original document at the Royal Observatory). View of the Observatory showing Flamsteed's sextant House at the S.E. corner of the garden. Solar eclipse of 1724.

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ID:	PGR/4
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1724-01-01 - ?; 1724
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:	Copies Of Volumes And Documents - Photographs (Manuscript) Photograph of the memorial of Sir John Thomas Duckworth. (Manuscript) (PGR/1) Photograph of a letter re. the King of Spain's marriage schemes. (Manuscript) (PGR/2) Photograph of a letter from the Privy Council to the Mayor of Rochester. (Manuscript) (PGR/3) Photographs of the Ground Plan of the Observatory. View of the Observatory showing Flamsteed's sextant House. Solar eclipse of 1724. (Manuscript) (PGR/4) Photographic copy of warrant from Sir Christopher Wren to the Overseer of HM Quarries at Portland. (Manuscript) (PGR/5) Photograph of facsimile of the will of Alexander Selkirk. (Manuscript) (PGR/6) Photograph of a commission appointing Robert Kerr 1st Lieutenant of HMS Ramilies. (Manuscript) (PGR/7) Holograph letter from James Cook to the Navy Board dated 14 May 1772. (Manuscript) (PGR/8) Extracts from the rough log of Captain Samuel Wallis, HMS DOLPHIN 1766-68. (Manuscript) (PGR/9) Typescript, also photographs of documents relating to the Freedom of Berwick-on-Tweed for Horatio Nelson. (Manuscript) (PGR/10) Nelson's letters to Captain Darby. (Manuscript) (PGR/11) Certificate of the true resemblance of the portrait of Bonaparte, painted by Mr Charles Eastlake. (Manuscript) (PGR/12) A photograph of a MSS table found in nautical book of 1795. (Manuscript) (PGR/13) Mutiny of the BOUNTY. Photograph copy of Adams' 1825 statement to Captain Beehcey. (Manuscript) (PGR/14) Photographic copy of two pages from the Memoirs of the Duc de Rovigo. (Manuscript) (PGR/15) 1st Certfificate of Competency. Master Thomas William Pixley. (Manuscript) (PGR/16) Sir Francis Leopold McClintock. Reproductions of the fragments of documents found at Fort Ross. (Manuscript) (PGR/17) Photographs of Admiral Sir David Beatty and King George V. (Manuscript) (PGR/18) Photographs of a letter describing the preparations necessary before undertaking a long voyage. 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(Manuscript) (PGR/26) Entry in the Court register of the Royal College of Surgeons, recording Tobias Smollet's examination for surgeon. (Manuscript) (PGR/27) Captain James Cook R.N.. Holograph letter to Captain William Hammond. (Manuscript) (PGR/28) Photograph of "Mercurius Politicus", 13 August 1657 announcing the illness and death of Robert Blake, General at Sea. (Manuscript) (PGR/29) Plan showing Victualling Office - Plymouth - offices and works to be rebuilt. (Manuscript) (PGR/30) Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson. Journal of the proceedings of the AGAMEMNON. (Manuscript) (PGR/31) Plan showing proposed alterations to Merton Palace, Lord Nelson's Residence. (Manuscript) (PGR/32) Two documents relating to the career of Lieutenant John Harper, R.C.N.V.R., M.R.C.S. (Manuscript) (PGR/33) Photographs of Lloyd's first reports SIRIUS, IRONSIDES and GOLIATH. (Manuscript) (PGR/34) Three photographs of Nevis connected with Lord Nelson. (Manuscript) (PGR/35) Captain James Cook. 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