Hi Angela:
It was.
Thanks for posting this.
I cross posted my query to Exlibris and Maps-L.
Allison
> I believe the question was resolved -
>
> Royal Naval Museum:
>
> "MSS 362. Observations in the West Indies. 1717' A single
> volume by Captain Bartholomew Candler (fl. 1716-1718) of HMS
> Winchelsea, 1716-1718. The volume includes journal entries, sailing
> instructions, coastal elevations and charts made on passage via
> Madiera to the Carribean. Submitted to the Admiralty. 480mm x
> 430mm. Previous printed book reference: Vol 7. No. 120 in 1875
> list of mss."
>
> -a-
>
>
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> *From:* Sara Trevisan <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 12, 2018 11:24 AM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* RE: ["EXLIBRIS-L"] Manuscript maps query
> Dear Allison,
>
> I had a browse around and came across this manuscript description from
> the catalogue of the Admiralty Library collections (GB 1070) at the
> Royal Naval Museum:
>
> "MSS 362. Observations in the West Indies. 1717' A single
> volume by Captain Bartholomew Candler (fl. 1716-1718) of HMS
> Winchelsea, 1716-1718. The volume includes journal entries,
> sailing instructions, coastal elevations and charts made on passage
> via Madiera to the Carribean. Submitted to the Admiralty. 480mm
> x 430mm. Previous printed book reference: Vol 7. No. 120 in 1875
> list of mss."
>
> Could this be it?
>
> Best wishes
>
> Sara
>
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