Collection GB 0064 TUN - Tunstall

Brian Tunstall was the husband of the daughter of the naval historian Sir Julian Corbett (1854-1922), and it was through her that the collection passed to him. He then continued to add to it and later the collection of Sir Hilary Mead was also incorporated.

GB 0064 TUN [17th century-20th century] Collection

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Brian Tunstall was the husband of the daughter of the naval historian Sir Julian Corbett (1854-1922), and it was through her that the collection passed to him. He then continued to add to it and later the collection of Sir Hilary Mead was also incorporated.

The collection was purchased with Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Society for Nautical Research (SNR) funding.

The Tunstall collection consists of signal books, both manuscript and printed, fighting instructions and essays concerning tactics. Among these are examples of some of the earliest signal books of about the time of the War of the Spanish Succession, but the bulk of the signal books and instructions date from the mid 18th to the early 19th century. Many have important additional notes and amendments made by various naval officers, including several by Admiral Richard Earl Howe and Admiral Sir John Jervis, the Earl of St Vincent. A secondary part of the collection consists of various naval pamphlets and printed books from the later 17th century to the 20th century. This includes a collection of pamphlets relating to the dispute between Admirals Thomas Mathews (1678-1751) and Richard Lestock which arose from a confusion over signalling and instructions. There is also a collection of military books, including some rare 16th century Italian examples collected by Sir Julian Corbett, and a number of small manuscript collections of correspondence, mainly that of naval officers.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Oct 2011.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

2011-05-10 Jervis , John , 1735-1823 , Earl of St Vincent , Admiral of the Fleet Howe , Richard , 1726-1799 , Earl Howe , Admiral of the Fleet Data processing Naval affairs Wars (events) War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) Mathews , Thomas , 1676-1751 , Admiral Corbett , Sir , Julian Stafford , 1854-1922 , Knight , naval historian Lestock , Richard , c 1679-1746 , Admiral Military affairs Military science Social sciences

The collection was purchased with Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Society for Nautical Research (SNR) funding.

The Tunstall collection consists of signal books, both manuscript and printed, fighting instructions and essays concerning tactics. Among these are examples of some of the earliest signal books of about the time of the War of the Spanish Succession, but the bulk of the signal books and instructions date from the mid 18th to the early 19th century. Many have important additional notes and amendments made by various naval officers, including several by Admiral Richard Earl Howe and Admiral Sir John Jervis, the Earl of St Vincent. A secondary part of the collection consists of various naval pamphlets and printed books from the later 17th century to the 20th century. This includes a collection of pamphlets relating to the dispute between Admirals Thomas Mathews (1678-1751) and Richard Lestock which arose from a confusion over signalling and instructions. There is also a collection of military books, including some rare 16th century Italian examples collected by Sir Julian Corbett, and a number of small manuscript collections of correspondence, mainly that of naval officers.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

• English

• Latin

English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English