Copies Of Volumes And Documents - Photographs
These include photographs of letters of Lord Nelson (q.v.), 1794 to 1797; of his journal of the AGAMEMNON, 1794; two letters written by Captain Cook, 1772; and some papers of Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1813), Astronomer Royal, 1761 to 1793.
Administrative / biographical background
Copies of Volumes and Documents - Photographs
Administrative / biographical background
Copies of Volumes and Documents - Photographs
Record Details
| Item reference: | PGR; GB 0064 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Copies of manuscripts not held in the Museum collections |
| Level: | COLLECTION |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- 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)
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