Sailing directions mainly for Eastern Seas, ca.1815, by Captain Robert Williams, East India Company.

Sailing directions mainly for Eastern Seas, ca.1815, by Captain Robert Williams, East India Company

ID:	NVP/20
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	circa 1815; ca. 1815-01-01 - ?
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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Sailing directions mainly for Eastern Seas, ca.1815, by Captain Robert Williams, East India Company.

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