The collection consists of 35 letters from Count Heiden to Admiral Codrington, most docketed or annotated by Codrington. Subjects includes the battle of Navarino and its aftermath; Codrington's summary recall from Malta by the British government and h...
Description:
Count Louis Heiden, Russian admiral who commanded the Russian ships of the allied fleet under Admiral Codrington at the battle of Navarino in 1827.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Greece
Subject (Name):
Kapodistrias, Iōannēs Antōniou, 1776-1831., Codrington, Edward, Sir, 1770-1851., Heiden, Louis, Count., and Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Subject (Topic):
Navarino, Battle of, Pylos, Greece, 1827, Philhellenism, Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829, Foreign relations, History, Naval, History, and Naval operations
Manuscript, on parchment, in unidentified of Harangues et oraisons des anciens. Contains examples of ancient speeches from famous events in both Greek and Roman history. Also includes the funerary speech of Perides [sic], several speeches attributed t...
Description:
In French.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., Italy, and Greece
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek, Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin, Church history, and History
The collection contains nineteen letters written by the Marquess of Sligo during his travels in Greece and Asia Minor. Subjects include his planned itineraries; travel expenses; his elaborate entertainment by Veli Pasha; impressions of and experiences...
Description:
Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845) was educated at Eton and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he befriended Lord Byron. After succeeding to his father's title in 1809, in 1810-11 he toured the Mediterranean and the Levant, sending home...
Subject (Geographic):
Greece., Mediterranean Region., Greece, Istanbul (Turkey), Mediterranean Region, and Turkey
Subject (Name):
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824, Sligo, Howe Peter Browne, Marquess of, 1788-1845., and Stanhope, Hester, Lady, 1776-1839.
Subject (Topic):
Friends and associates, Travel, Classical antiquities, Collectors and collecting, Grand tours (Education), Travelers' writings, English, Pashas, Description and travel, and History
An enormous statue of a man, holding a bow in his left hand and a lantern above his head in his right hand, stands astride the narrow walled entrance to a city harbor, with several colorful triremes entering and exiting the harbor
Description:
Title from first line of caption at bottom of image.
