[Logbook of the HMS Leviathan], 1799-1800
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2030683
Description
- Title
- [Logbook of the HMS Leviathan], 1799-1800
- Creator
- Duckworth, John Thomas, Sir
- Abstract
-
Holograph journal of the ship Leviathan, flagship of Admiral Duckworth's command group in the Mediterranean and off Spain from May 1799 to May 1800. The logbook tracks weather conditions, routine activities on all of the ships under his command and signal communications between them, sightings of other ships. The logbook also records several pursuits by Duckworth's group, including a capture of a Spanish convoy; dispatches from Admiral Nelson and others; several courts-martial; and Duckworth's participation in the blockade of Cadiz
- Description
- Binding: Contemporary marbled wrappers.
- Provenance
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Extent
- 1 31 x 20 cm. v. (88 p.) ;
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn fc164
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Logbooks
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Great Britain.
France
Great Britain
Mediterranean Sea - Subject (Name)
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Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805.
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Bellerophon (Battleship)
Leviathan (Battleship) - Subject (Topic)
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Officers
Sea life
Admirals
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Naval battles
Sea control
Seafaring life
History
History, Naval - Subjects
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Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805
Great Britain. Royal Navy > Officers
Great Britain. Royal Navy > Sea life
Bellerophon (Battleship)
Leviathan (Battleship)
Admirals > Great Britain
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Naval battles > Great Britain
Sea control
Seafaring life
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799
Great Britain > History > 1789-1820
Mediterranean Sea > History, Naval
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Sir John Thomas Duckworth, Logbook of the HMS Leviathan. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 7041993
- Object ID (OID)
- 2030683
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