Undated notebook covering sailing directions for Port Royal Harbour; latitudes of the Islands and Continent from Jamaica to the Bay of Honduras; list of men sent on board of prizes, 27th Mar 1793, sketch of ship; calculations and rules for working out longitudes and latitudes, 1785, 1789.
Undated notebook. Subjects covered include: sailing directions for Port Royal Harbour; latitudes of the Islands and Continent from Jamaica to the Bay of Honduras; list of men sent on board of prizes, 27th Mar 1793; courses and distances, Virgin Isles; sketch of ship; calculations and rules for working out longitudes and latitudes, 1785, 1789.
Record Details
| Item reference: | PLT/73/1; MS1982/188 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1785c. - 1793c. |
| Creator: | Platt, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Undated notebook covering sailing directions for Port Royal Harbour; latitudes of the Islands and Continent from Jamaica to the Bay of Honduras; list of men sent on board of prizes, 27th Mar 1793, sketch of ship; calculations and rules for working out longitudes and latitudes, 1785, 1789. (Manuscript) (PLT/73/1)
- Documents including directions for Walker's compass;"list of vessels which James Kingston is agent for wherein the squadron shares (15 Jan 1794)"; hints for examination of neutral ships; routine of week duty; directions for going into Port Royal Harbour, Jamaica; signals etc. (Manuscript) (PLT/73/2)
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