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'An Act to continue, for a limited time, and to amend an Act, passed in the last session of Parliament, intituled, an Act to continue, for a limited time, and to amend several Acts of Parliament for regulating the shipping and carrying slaves in British vessels from the coast of Africa' (Manuscript)
1794-01-01 - 1794-12-31
MGS/64/7
'An Act for extending to the Governors and Officers of the East India Company the powers given by an Act of the fifth year of King George the Fourth to Her Majesty's Governors and Officers for the more effectual suppression of the importation of slaves into India by sea' (Manuscript)
1842-08-10 - 1842-08-10
MGS/64/67
Two documents signed by Admiral John Hawkins and Lord Howard. (Manuscript)
1593-1595
ADL/W/13
Alexander, John Richard, Commander, 1829-1869. (Manuscript)
1801-1863
AXR/101-104
Introduction To the Arctic Zoology with additional illustrations (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/24
Arabia and Persia (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/13
Western Hindostan. (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/14
Royal Navy: Logs (Manuscript)
LOG/N
Smith-Dorrien, Arthur Hale, Rear-Admiral, 1856-1933. (Manuscript)
circa 1865-1910
SMD
India Extra Gangem ['India beyond the Ganges'] (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/16
Eastern Hindostan. (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/15
Malayan Islands and New Holland. (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/18
Dover to the Isle of Wight. (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/23
Spicy Islands (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/19
Uncatalogued: Adam & Company Limited (Manuscript)
c.1825 - 1915
AAM
Southern and Eastern Africa ['Æthiopian Africa'] (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/12
Tour in Part of the Mercian and Northumbrian Kingdoms; from Downing to Alston Moor (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/22
Letter written by Thomas Butter, Assistant Surgeon on board HMS SYBILLE, to his father. (Letter)
1830-07-01
AGC/B/24
The Empires of China and Japan (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/17
London to Dover (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/20
Stanfield, Clarkson, Painter, 1793-1867. (Manuscript)
1814-1878
STN
Illustrations to Chapter Two ("Delagoa") of 'Narrative of the Voyage of H.M. Vessels Leven and Barracouta' by Thomas Boteler. (Manuscript)
1822-1823
BTL/2/1/2-12
Illustrations: "Portuguese Land at Quillimane, Page 15 Ch 6 / No. 21". (Manuscript)
1822-1823
BTL/2/1/17
Illustrations: "Marimbah, Cafanjah, Two musical instruments of St Mary Madagascar, Page 15 Ch 8 / No. 20". (Manuscript)
1822-1823
BTL/2/1/18
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