[NAPOLEONIC ERA MIDSHIPMAN'S MANUSCRIPT LESSON BOOK]
approx 120pp. of ink notes, diagrams and maps (2 U.K. coastline; 1 x double hemisphere world map showing North & South America, New Holland, etc); the text divided into relevant captioned sections: Lunar Observations [various methods], Dead Reckoning, Plane Sailing, Drafting, Azimuths, etc; case studies in the "Oblique Sailing" section, e.g. "To find the Bearing and distance between the Fleet, & the Frigate, after the Capture of the Pirates "¦" suggest the lesson book to be of naval origin; internal evidence suggests dating to be ca.1811/1812; the paper and the binding are of the period & continental, the text English