A GROUP OF 18TH-19TH CENTURY MARINE EPHEMERA comprising Repo...

Estimate

£100 - £150

A GROUP OF 18TH-19TH CENTURY MARINE EPHEMERA

comprising Reports on the Patent Capstan, invented by Capt. Chas. Phillips, R.N., fitted on board His Majesty's Frigate, ACTIVE, 1820, four leaves and accompanying technical plate; Outlines of a PLAN For rendering SHIPS less liable to Founder, annotated folded sheet watermarked for 1807; Observations made on the Navigation of the River Hugly from Calcutta to the Sea for the better REGULATIONS OF THE PILOT-SERVICE, folded sheet dated 1795; Lieutenant Cook's Life-Boat, description, engraving and a technical diagram on a folded sheet, undated but c.1820; and a small quantity of steamship ephemera including a copy of The "Cuzco" Gazette from a 1904 Mediterranean cruise with reports for deck sports, lantern lectures and other activities; some time tables and deck plans; and three scores for marine songs, two with decorative covers

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