Archibald Guillans Book Feby. 12th 1809
- Made:
- 1809
- maker:
- Archibald Guillan
Archibald Guillans Book Feby. 12th 1809. [Manuscript notebook (183p.) of mathematical theory and its application to practical navigation. Ranges from first principles of mathematics to complex navigational calculations. Includes exercises in mathematics and sailing, details of writing a ship's log, journals of voyages from England to Madeira in May and Sept-Oct, and three ink and colour wash maps of Europe, Africa and the world. Presumably the text/exercise book of a studious junior officer]
Details
- Category:
- Archive
- Object Number:
- 1984-1429
- Measurements:
-
: 345 x 215 mm
- type:
- ms. notebook
- credit:
- Christie's
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