Merchant Shipping: Signal Books And Signals
This category consists of two East India Company signal books. The first is a printed signal book of 1783 entitle 'A Collection of Signals for the use of the ships in the Service of the United East India Company'; a sheet of coloured flags has been loosely inserted, but the book was not issued. There is also a manuscript volume of signals issued by Captain Alexander Montgomerie (q.v.) to the fleet under his command, St Helena to England, 1794.
Administrative / biographical background
Merchant Shipping: Signal Books - volumes
Administrative / biographical background
Merchant Shipping: Signal Books - volumes
Record Details
| Item reference: | SIG/E; SGN |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | SUB-COLLECTION |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Hierarchy
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