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Title
Cecil G. Foljambe notebook of naval signals, mainly drawn in colour, ca. 1862
Creator
Cecil George Savile Foljambe Liverpool, Earl of, 1846-1907
Call number
B 1422
Level of description
fonds
Date

ca. 1862
Type of material
Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Drawings
Reference code
932938
Physical Description
1 volume of textual material
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

Cecil G. Foljambe (1846-1907) was a naval officer who served in the Pacific 1864-1867 and published an account of the perils and adventures he faced complete with maps and drawings. He was later made a Baron and served as lord-in-waiting to Queen Victoria.

Reference:
Dictionary of Australian Artists online
Scope and Content
Contains 38 pages of signals used in Australian and New Zealand waters. List inserted at beginning

Loose notes on signals are inside pockets formed by loose cover
Description source

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-171A) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
General note

Keyword subject: Marine drawing
Name
Curacoa (Steam frigate)
Subject
Drawing--19th century.
Signals and signalling.
Navigation--Australia.
Place
Australia
New Zealand

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