Manuscript documents and letters, illustrating the daily life and responsibilities of sea captains in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The collection includes documents relating to Captain Robert Poultney in Jamaica and letters on personal and naval...
Description:
Robert Poultney was the captain of the ship Loretta in Jamaica in 1762-1764.
Subject (Geographic):
Mediterranean Region and Brittany (France)
Subject (Name):
Poultney, Robert., Wainwright, John, Captain., Chiffonne (Ship), Great Britain. Royal Navy, and Loretta (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Officers, Sea life, Aids to navigation, Coasts, Navigation, Seafaring life, Ship captains, and Description and travel
The mast slants across the deisgn backed by a sail bellying in the wind. W.B. [i.e. William Blockhead] sits miserably with closed eyes astride a spar, to which he has tied his right thigh. His right arm encircles the mast, and to his wrist is tied a...
Alternative Title:
Enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time
Description:
Title from text above image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Navy, Sea life, Reading, Sailors, British, and Ships
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 si...
Description:
Binding: Contemporary marbled wrappers.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., France, Great Britain, and Mediterranean Sea
Subject (Name):
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805., Great Britain. Royal Navy, Bellerophon (Battleship), and Leviathan (Battleship)
