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The Empires of China and Japan (Manuscript) c.1793 P/16/17
'The Empires of China and Japan'. A version of this volume published posthumously under the direction of Pennant's son David, as part of the 'Outlines of the Globe, Vol. III: The View of India Extra Gangem, China, and Japan' (London, 1800).
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Penn, Sir William, Admiral, 1621-1670. (Manuscript) 1644-1699 WYN/1-20
Sir William's life after 1650 is well covered but for the earlier period there are only a few orders, instructions and isolated documents.…
Pole and Penn family papers (Manuscript) 1644-1831 WYN
Sir William Penn's life after 1650 is well covered but for the earlier period there are only a few orders, instructions and isolated documents.…
London to Dover (Manuscript) 1787 P/16/20
'London to Dover'. A version of this volume published posthumously as 'A Journey from London to the Isle of Wight' (London, 1801), Vol. I.
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West Africa ['Nigritian Africa']. (Manuscript) c.1788-c.1793 P/16/11
Content Warning: This item contains content which may cause distress. Some of the historic imagery and language expressed here is considered offensive, and its presence is not an endorsement of the terms. It has been retained to reflect the historical context of the times.
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Illustration: "Delagoa Utensils Etc / No. 7". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/4
Watercolour and black ink drawing of articles from Delagoa Bay, including a headrest, necklace, razor, cup, pipe, spoons, granary, snuff box, agricultural tools and weapons. Annotated with pencil.
Illustration: "African snail & shell sometimes twice this size / No. 8". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/5
Two watercolour and black ink drawings pasted onto one sheet, one of an African snail, with a focus on the detail of the snail's body, and one of an empty African snail shell, which focuses on the detail of the shell pattern.
Pitcairn Register: single volume register of births, deaths and marriages on Pitcairn Island 1790 - 1854 (Manuscript) 1790 - 1854 REC/61
Records the fate of the mutineers from the Bounty who settled on Pitcairn Island, and their descendants.
Uncatalogued: Papers of the Boothby family, Fl.1866-1929 (Manuscript) 1881-1929 MSS/79/173
Illustrated Midshipman's log of HMS TYNE and SUPERB, kept by WO Boothby, 17 January 1881- 26 April 1883.
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Clifford, Henry, Chief Engineer, 1821-1905 (Manuscript) c.1821-1980 CLF
Collection includes correspondence, diaries, artworks, photographs and other documents related to Henry Clifford and transatlantic undersea cable-laying.

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Uncatalogued: Horne, Robert Sutherland, 1909-1973 (Manuscript) 1899-1950 MSS/75/022
Folded plans and tender documents from the drawing office of the Manager Engineering Department Yard Machinery (MED YM) at HM Dockyard Portsmouth. The plans are for buildings, machinery, plant and equipment at Admiralty shore establishments, mainly in the Portsmouth area.…
“The True Briton” newspaper 31 March 1800. (Manuscript) 1800-03-31 BTL/4/11
“The True Briton” newspaper 31 March 1800 with annotation about Nelson. Mentions Effendi family; Mohammed Effendi was later a friend of J.H. Boteler.
Framed photograph of officers of HMS RENOWN, 1922, with their signatures. (Manuscript) 1922 BTL/4/12
Framed photograph of officers of HMS RENOWN, 1922, with their signatures.
Chart of the coast of Africa between River Noones and Cape Formosa. (Manuscript) 1812 BTL/4/13
Chart of the coast of Africa between River Noones and Cape Formosa, as surveyed by Anthony de Mayne on board HMS AMELIA, Captain F.P. Irby, published by the Hydrographic Office, 1812.
Declaration of Independence (Letter) 10 July 1776 SAN/F/9/16
The Declaration was drafted by Thomas Jefferson in June 1776, drawing upon ideas developed by European philosophers about individual liberty.…