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Hand drawn and illustrated map of Dartmoor.
The spelling of place names is not modern English, but includes Brent Hill, Buckland and Tornwood Church

Built by the Carveth family in the 18th c.
E.A.A.'s father, Rev. John Armstrong (1810-1862), married Mary Ann Scobell (1817-1900).
She was the daughter of Col. John Scobell (1779-1866).
Mary Ann inherited Nancealverne after her brother John…

Christmas card from the Garstins 1912

Menu card

Gilbert Evans
Cast Gilbert Evans RE with the largest Perch caught on the Niger River.

The Green Veil
by
Allebasi Redael. ( Isabella Leader !!!!)

Cartoon/Drawing

Artist at work Madge Fawkes

Invitation card to a Lawson Wood Private View at Walkers Galleries.

Granite House

Cartoon
" Well played Sir"

Image of Lamorna Birch
Sincerely Yours
Norman Garstin

Christmas card
Greetings for Xmas 1911
Norman Garstin

A photograph showing a man sitting leaning against a wall, a young boy leaning in a doorway and another boy sitting at the top of a flight of steps. This could possibly be Newlyn, although the location cannot be identified.

A photograph of Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn. Two boys can be seen sitting on their doorsteps while a young girl is standing in the street holding a baby . Washing is hanging out to dry on the front of the houses.

Double page ( pp 264 & 265) of text from "The Voyage and Travaile of Sir John Maundevile Kt. Text describes a tree which bears fruit, which are baby lambs and illustrated on p 264. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, commonly known as Mandeville's…

A page with two photographs and a written note stating Newlyn, Penzance and querying streets. See LA 029 and LA 030.

Photograph showing both sides of silver circular plate showing the course taken by Francis Drake in 1577 - 1580.
Each side shows a different hemisphere of the world and hid voyage is shown by a dotted line.
Original is in the British Museum.
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