Alpha, Bravo, Charlie - Complete Book of Nautical Codes MuseumShopSunday who developed the instrument from

who developed the instrument from its predecessor

While a seated figure

This handmade fabric decoration depicts the Cutty Sark with beautiful glittering gold embroidery

Figure 10 of 10 relating to Harrison's 4th marine timekeeper taken from 'The Principles of Mr Harrison’s Timekeeper’

bound for Shanghai

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie - Complete Book of Nautical Codes MuseumShopSunday who developed the instrument fromThis extraordinary visual reference is an introduction to maritime communication through nautical flags, along with Morse code, the phonetic alphabet, and semaphore signalling. Today's system of international maritime signal flags was developed in the 19th century and is still used for communication between ships, or between ship and shore. Each flag, boldly coloured for visual distinction at sea, stands for a letter and a phrase relevant to