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'SIGNAL BOOK & NAVY LIST', 1803, with Admiral Holland's note 'Numerary flags shown are those of 1803-10'. (Manuscript)
1803-1810
HOL/55
Signal book with water colour embellishments, 1805, with Admiral Holland's note 'A copy of the 1799 Book as issued to Admiral Cornwallis's Fleet June, 1805'. (Manuscript)
1799-1805
HOL/57
Instructions for the conduct of the Ships of War, explanatory of and relative to the Signals contained in the Signal Book herewith delivered, with Admiral Holland's note 'A second development of Kempenfelts 1781. (Manuscript)
1782
HOL/35
Signal Book for the Ships of War, Lord Howe's Book of 1782, with manuscript additions inserted by Admiral Holland. (Manuscript)
1782
HOL/36
Set of signals for a Fleet on a plan entirely new by Sir Charles Henry Knowles, Bart, Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, London, 1778, printed for J Robson, New Bond Street. (Manuscript)
1778
HOL/25
Ms Pluto Fireship's orderbook, Commander James Bradby, 1779, including signals for Fireships. (Manuscript)
1779
HOL/27
Signal book for the Ships of War including a note by Admiral Holland 'Lord Howe 1776', with manuscript additions and coloured. (Manuscript)
1776
HOL/22
Photostat copy of letter from Benjamin Thompson, (? Secretary to Admiral Sir Charles Hardy), 1779, describing the campaign in the Channel. (Manuscript)
1779
HOL/29
Signal book, Admiral Holland's No.NM.103 c.45, Captain Fanshawe, 1781. (Manuscript)
1781
HOL/32
A Code of Signals for the use of vessels employed in the Merchant Service, Eleventh Edition, Captain Frederick Marryat, RN, London, 1851. (Manuscript)
1851
HOL/70
Trafalgar Signals, Commander Hilary P Mead, London, 1936. (Manuscript)
1936
HOL/75
Signal book for the use of Private Ships extracted from Lord Howe's Signal Book of 1790 issued by Rear Admiral W? Parker, 25 March 1793, to Rear Admiral of the Blue John Gell. (Manuscript)
1793
HOL/46
Dutch sailing instructions 'Generale Zeyn-Brieuen Waer Naer Haar de Schippers Hebben te Reguleren, die Genegentheyt Hebbente Zeylen'. Rotterdam 28 August 1691. (Manuscript)
1691-08-28
HOL/5
Photostats of Correspondence in 'The Times' concerning Nelson's last signal, May-June 1908 and 1932. (Manuscript)
1908-1932
HOL/76
Signals for the Royal Navy and Ships under Convoy etc., London, J Millan, 3rd or 4th Edition, with Signal flags, 1746-48. (Manuscript)
1746-1748
HOL/14
Miscellaneous material including a collection of notes and sketches entitled 'miscelleanous books'; various signal books and tables of flags. (Manuscript)
HOL/78
Notebook covering flags issued by the Duke of York; Duke of York's instructions for sailing; fighting instructions; Russell's sailing and fighting instructions (1691) and other various instructions, n.d. (Manuscript)
HOL/79
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