Signal book for the Royal Navy executed in pen-and-ink and watercolour, c.1796 — NAVAL SIGNAL BOOK

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Estimate: £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,406–$2,109
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts including Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes: The Property of Frieda Hughes, London, Knightsbridge · 21 March 2018
Record ID: TB-2026-1217898
Record: first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Naval Signal Book, Signal book for the Royal Navy executed in pen-and-ink and watercolour, c.1796. Bonhams, 21 Mar 2018, lot 27. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1217898.

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Naval Signal Book, Signal book for the Royal Navy executed in pen-and-ink and watercolour, c.1796. Bonhams, 21 Mar 2018, lot 27. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1217898.

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