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Ransome, Arthur (1884-1967)2
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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)1
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Ransome, Cyril (1851-1897)1
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Archive Item

Coracle Fishermen

[1970s]

Two coracle fishermen demonstrating how to row and fish with coracles on the River Towy at Carmarthen. The fishermen are pulling a net through the water between their two coracles, watched by a crowd ...

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Salmon Spear
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Salmon Spear

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

[1967]

Salmon spear with seven prongs found in Muker Beck ( Swaledale) in 1967. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0431. With ms. notes.

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Archive Print Item

The complete angler of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton (v.2)

Walton, Izaak (1593-1683); Cotton, Charles (1630-1687); Hawkins, Sir John (1719-1789)

1824

Part II, by C. Cotton, has separate t.p. Half-title: The complete angler; or contemplative man's recreation: being a discourse on riers, fish-ponds, fish, and fishing by I. Walton and C. Cotton with...

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Archive File

British Association Exhibition

Wakelin, Martyn F

1967

This file contains Martyn Wakelin's correspondence with Henry Douch of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, and Broundand S. Tonkin, Chief Fishery Officer for Cornwall, regarding the availability of a p...

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Arthur Ransome on fishing

Ransome, Arthur (1884-1967); Swift, Jeremy

1994

Most of the works are articles originally published between 1911 and the 1950's.

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Archive Collection

Arthur Ransome Archive

Ransome, Arthur (1884-1967)

1847-2000

Comprises: 1) literary manuscripts and typescripts, including Ransome's original illustrations for his children's books, fishing essays, sailing notes, drafts for his autobiography, diaries, notebooks...

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