The Richard Larn Archive Seven folders used as a reference f...

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The Richard Larn Archive Seven folders used as a reference for Richard Larn's early writings. This remarkable archive, containing a mixture of typescripts, manuscripts, maps, and articles, offers a wealth of information about shipwrecks. It provides detailed records of their locations and all available information about the ships and boats involved. Used in Richard Larn's early writings. Isles of Scilly 1. Graphite sketch of the rudder of SS Mohegan (ex Cleopatra); 'The Manacles-2,' hand drawn map, black ink on a4 card, small depictions of shipwrecks with a graphite mark, presumably as a checklist, signed and dated 1967; ink sketch of the location of SS. Lady Dalhouse, with accompanying details of locate or 'Marks'; The same for the 'Andola' wrecked near Porthoustock; 'The Manacles -Chapter Four-,' hand drawn map, black ink on a4 card, small depictions of shipwreck, signed and dated 1967; Ink sketch of the rudder for the 'Bay of Panama'; accompanying correspondence and research including later (copies) b+w photographs by Gibson of the Scilly Islands; S.S. Paris. Type script account taken from "The Coastguard" dated September 1960 as told by F. E. Strike of Porthleven; With many other accounts of wrecks, with locations etc, mostly MS. South Coast 1. 'Rame Head to St. Anthony,' hand drawn map, black ink on a4 card, small depictions of shipwrecks, graphite annotations, signed and dated 1967; 'Rame Head to St. Anthony (2),' hand drawn map, black ink on a4 card, small depictions of shipwrecks, graphite annotations, signed and dated 1967; 'Falmouth -Chapter Three-' hand drawn map, black ink on a4 card, small depictions of shipwrecks, ink annotations, signed and dated 1967; Type script of many shipwrecks including the 'Phillidelphia', Mary Peers, the Renwick, SS Grip, &c. &c. South Coast 2. Typescript account titled The Stranding of the King Harry Ferry, Coverack, 27. 1. 1951; Letter from Lloyd's Register of Shipping identifying the ownership of the 'Veritas'; with copius accounts of wecks both MS and typescript including the 'Jonkheer Meester Van de Wall van Puttershack', The Dollard, G. Koch, Socoa, the Calcutta &c. &c. South Coast 3. Kynance to Loe Bar -Chapter Six-' hand drawn map, black ink on a4 card, small depictions of shipwrecks, signed and dated 1967; Ink sketch showing the location and marks for H.M.S. Warspite, with accompanying account of the wreck; Numerous newspaper cutouts of wrecks and copious accounts of historic wreck including The Tripolitania, Olympe, Redar Hoar, St. Anne, Louise, bonito &c. &c. North Coast 1. Copious accounts of shipwreck both in typescript and MS including the schooner 'Experiment', Lamb, SS. Jason, Nannie Noal, SS Fleswick, Capricorno, &c, &c. Wrecks - alphabetical - index. 'The Lizard -Chapter Five-' hand drawn map, black ink on a4 card, small depictions of shipwreck, signed and dated 1967; Copius descriptions of wrecking including The Suevic, Glimt, Le Vieux Tigre, Cromdale, Skyjolaburg, Mosel, Barranca, Suffolk, Waterloo &c. &c. With one more red folder lacking a title but is more in keeping with the previous, containing an alphabetical list of shipwrecks with the name, ship, year, date and location, and an extremely useful key. (7)