French signals 'Ordres et Signaux Generaux de M. le Comte de Tourville', printed papers with notes inserted by Holland, 1693.

ID:	HOL/7
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Holland, Lancelot Ernest
Date made:	1693-01-01 - ?; 1693
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:	Holland (Manuscript) French signal book 'Signaux Generaux pour les Vaisseaux de l'Armee Navale Du Roy', signed by Comte de Tourville, 12 May 1689. (Manuscript) (HOL/1) French signal book 'Trente et un Feuilles de Signaux Ordres de Combat et de l'Escadre Commandée par le Maréchal de Tourville', 1690. (Manuscript) (HOL/2) French fighting instructions 'Signaux pour le Combat', signed by the Comte de Tourville, printed, 1691? (Manuscript) (HOL/3) Instructions made by the Rt. Hon Edward Russel, Adm, for the year 1691 for the better ordering of the Fleet in sailing by day and night, printed. (Manuscript) (HOL/4) Dutch sailing instructions 'Generale Zeyn-Brieuen Waer Naer Haar de Schippers Hebben te Reguleren, die Genegentheyt Hebbente Zeylen'. Rotterdam 28 August 1691. (Manuscript) (HOL/5) French signals 'Signaux Generaux de M. le Maréchal de Tourville, Vice Admiral de France, Portant Pavillon d'Admiral, e General de l'Armee Navalle du Roy pour 1693'. (Manuscript) (HOL/6) French signals 'Ordres et Signaux Generaux de M. le Comte de Tourville', printed papers with notes inserted by Holland, 1693. (Manuscript) (HOL/7) The Sailing and Fighting Instructions or Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain, Jonathan Greenwood, 1714. (Manuscript) (HOL/9) The Sailing and Fighting Instructions of Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain, Jonathan Greenwood, 1714. (Manuscript) (HOL/10) Flags at sea for all nations 'Les Pavillons ou Bannieres que le Plupart des Nations Arborent en Mer', David Mortier, Amsterdam, 1718. (Manuscript) (HOL/11) The Seaman's Vade-Mecum and Defensive War by Sea, London, William Mountain, teacher of Mathematics, 1744, also signature of John Busenil on fly-leaf. (Manuscript) (HOL/12) Signals for the Royal Navy and Ships under Convoy, sailing and fighting instructions, Articles of War, Regulations etc., with the additional signals of Admiral Vernon and the flags of all nations, 1748. (Manuscript) (HOL/13) Signals for the Royal Navy and Ships under Convoy etc., London, J Millan, 3rd or 4th Edition, with Signal flags, 1746-48. (Manuscript) (HOL/14) Sailing and Fighting Instructions for HM Fleet with manuscript additions, 1758, with 'Given under my hand on board HMS RAMILLES At Spithead this 11th March 1758, E HAWKE' and 'To Captain Clements of HMS ACTAEON' inscribed. (Manuscript) (HOL/15) French signals 'Signaux Generaux de M. le Maréchal Conflans, Vice Amiral de France' comprising four volumes of signals bound as one: 'A l'Ancre', 'A La Voile', 'De Combat' and 'De Marche e de Bataille', Brest, 1759. (Manuscript) (HOL/16) Signal book (Manuscript) (HOL/17) Sailing and Fighting Instructions for HM Fleet, inscribed 'Given under my hand on board HMS NEPTUNE off Gibraltar, 12 July 1760 Chas Saunders'. (Manuscript) (HOL/18) Sailing and Fighting Instructions from HM Fleet c.1760, with additional signals issued by Admiral Charles Proby, 13 January 1771, 'To Captain Clements of HMS DORSETSHIRE'. (Manuscript) (HOL/19) Signal book inscribed by Admiral Holland 'Philip Carterets Signal Book and Notebook as Lieutenant of the DOLPHIN during John Byron's Voyage round the World 1764-66', and also containing a note from Philip Carteret 'N.B. I was made a lieut', 14 June 1757. (Manuscript) (HOL/20) Signal book for the Ships of War, 1761, Lord Howe's Book of 1776 inscribed 'Geo Collier (Staten Island, August 1776)', Vice Admiral Sir G Collier. (Manuscript) (HOL/21) Signal book for the Ships of War including a note by Admiral Holland 'Lord Howe 1776', with manuscript additions and coloured. (Manuscript) (HOL/22) Signal book illustrating the Fighting Instructions of 1778 including Admiral Holland's note 'Admiral Keppel 1778'. (Manuscript) (HOL/24) 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) (HOL/25) Ms Pluto Fireship's orderbook, Commander James Bradby, 1779, including signals for Fireships. (Manuscript) (HOL/27) Photostat copy of letter from Benjamin Thompson, (? Secretary to Admiral Sir Charles Hardy), 1779, describing the campaign in the Channel. (Manuscript) (HOL/29) French signals 'Signaux Gerneraux et Particuliers....pour l'Escadres Commandée par M. Le Comte de Guichen en 1781'. (Manuscript) (HOL/31) Signal book, Admiral Holland's No.NM.103 c.45, Captain Fanshawe, 1781. (Manuscript) (HOL/32) Signal book, with Admiral Holland's note 'Book illustrating the Fighting Instructions. Additional signals agree closely with those of Lord Rodney 1782'. (Manuscript) (HOL/33) Signal book for the Ships of War, Kempenfelt's signal book of 1782, printed, with hand coloured flags. (Manuscript) (HOL/34) Instructions for the conduct of the Ships of War, explanatory of and relative to the Signals contained in the Signal Book herewith delivered, with Admiral Holland's note 'A second development of Kempenfelts 1781. (Manuscript) (HOL/35) Signal Book for the Ships of War, Lord Howe's Book of 1782, with manuscript additions inserted by Admiral Holland. (Manuscript) (HOL/36) 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) (HOL/37) Signal book containing numeracy signals, 1785-7, given out by Vice-Admiral Millbanks in Hamoze, Wednesday 18 May 1785. (Manuscript) (HOL/39) 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) (HOL/40) Signal book with Admiral Holland's note 'Lord Howe's Signal Book of 1790'. (Manuscript) (HOL/43) 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) (HOL/44) Essay on naval tactics, systematical and historical with explanatory plates in four parts, John Clerk of Eldin, 1790. (Manuscript) (HOL/45) 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) (HOL/46) Signal book containing more than one House Flag, but not the signal book of 1794, Numery code is that 1790-99, with Admiral Holland's note 'Either Howe's 2nd Code dated 1790 or something between 1790-93 not 1798' (Manuscript) (HOL/47) Signal book, 1796, with Admiral Holland's note' Translation by Rear Admiral Philip Cartaret of 'Some French signals made use of with a convoy etc'. (Manuscript) (HOL/48) An essay on the different modes of communication by signals; containing an history of the progressive improvements in this art. (Manuscript) (HOL/49) Signal book for the Ships of War, 1799, with a short note 'signed J Marsden', Admiralty Office, 15 Oct 1799 (Manuscript) (HOL/51) Night signals and instructions for the conduct of Ships of War, 1799, by command of Their Lordships John Barrow, n.d., Colpoys, Patton and Dickinson. (Manuscript) (HOL/52) Signal book and navy list with table of adjustable vanes and distinguishing pendants, 1799-1800, with Admiral Holland's note '1799; executed in 1800'. (Manuscript) (HOL/53) French signal book 'Signaux de la Marine Francaise' with Admiral Holland's note 'Copy of book printed Fructidor IX (1801)', with the inscription 'A moutalan Capitaine de Vaisseau Officer de la Legion d'Honneur'. (Manuscript) (HOL/54) 'SIGNAL BOOK & NAVY LIST', 1803, with Admiral Holland's note 'Numerary flags shown are those of 1803-10'. (Manuscript) (HOL/55) Signal book with water colour embellishments, 1805, with Admiral Holland's note 'A copy of the 1799 Book as issued to Admiral Cornwallis's Fleet June, 1805'. (Manuscript) (HOL/57) Telegraphic Signals, or Marine Vocabulary, Captain Sir Home Popham, RN, London, 1806. (Manuscript) (HOL/58) The Homograph or Every Man, A Signal Tower by James Spratt, Lt, RN, London, 1808. (Manuscript) (HOL/59) 'Collection of the Principal Flags of all Nations of the World from the best authorities', Bungay, published by Brightly and Child, 1813. (Manuscript) (HOL/61) French signal book 'Livres des Signaux de jour a l'Usage des Vaisseaux de Guerre Francais á Paris', 1819. (Manuscript) (HOL/63) 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) (HOL/67) 'Notes sur la 'Tactique Navale' de Clerk'; 'Contrats d'Escadres pendant la Guerre d'Amerique 1778-83' and 'Percu Historique sur la Tactique Navale' Notes on naval tactics; list of flags of American ships of war; and history of naval tactics. (Manuscript) (HOL/68) System of General Night Signals for the use of HM Ships and Squadrons and adopted to Merchant Ships, English and Foreign etc., Michel Thomson, Surgeon of HMS ODIN, Malta 1850. (Manuscript) (HOL/69) A Code of Signals for the use of vessels employed in the Merchant Service, Eleventh Edition, Captain Frederick Marryat, RN, London, 1851. (Manuscript) (HOL/70) Private signals, Order of Sailing, Line of Battle issued to various HMS ships. (Manuscript) (HOL/71-74) Trafalgar Signals, Commander Hilary P Mead, London, 1936. (Manuscript) (HOL/75) Photostats of Correspondence in 'The Times' concerning Nelson's last signal, May-June 1908 and 1932. (Manuscript) (HOL/76) General signals bound with other pamphlets and publications of Admiral Sir Charles H Knowles, Bart, 1754-1831, with annotations apparently in the Admiral's hand bearing various dates, 1778-97. (Manuscript) (HOL/77) Miscellaneous material including a collection of notes and sketches entitled 'miscelleanous books'; various signal books and tables of flags. (Manuscript) (HOL/78) Notebook covering flags issued by the Duke of York; Duke of York's instructions for sailing; fighting instructions; Russell's sailing and fighting instructions (1691) and other various instructions, n.d. (Manuscript) (HOL/79)

French signals 'Ordres et Signaux Generaux de M. le Comte de Tourville', printed papers with notes inserted by Holland, 1693.

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