Signed and dated holograph manuscript reports in French by Beaumont de Brivazac concerning French interests in America. Twelve reports written between December 1817 and May 1819, document and analyze the political, diplomatic, and economic affairs of...
Description:
Louis C. Hubert, called Comte de Beaumont de Brivazac, was an espionage agent for Louis XVIII, and submitted secret diplomatic reports to Elie Decazes while living in London. He published a work entitled L'europe et ses colonies en decembre 1819, con...
Subject (Geographic):
England., France., Arctic regions, Northwest Passage, Canada, Great Britain, Spain, America, United States, France, and South America
Subject (Name):
Buchan, Captain., Beaumont de Brivazac, comte de, 1746-1821., and Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856.
Subject (Topic):
Espionage, Spies, Discovery and exploration, British, Politics and government, Foreign relations, Colonies, and History
Two manuscript volumes containing logbook entries, journal entries, rental accounts, and descriptions of voyages by Thomas Bowrey. The logbook volume contains "Some particular Remarks at Kedgerry on Bengall River By Thos. Bowrey, Commander the Ship Lo...
Description:
Thomas Bowrey (ca. 1650-1713), pilot, East India merchant, and investor, was the compiler of the first published Malay-English dictionary (1701).
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., India, Malabar Coast., England, Great Britain, Bengal, Bay of, Bengal (India), Malabar Coast (India), and Northwest Passage
Subject (Name):
Bowrey, Thomas, approximately 1650-1713., East India Company., and English Company Trading to the East-Indies.
Subject (Topic):
Astronomy, Explorers, Nautical charts, Spice trade, Commerce, Description and travel, History, Navigation, Discovery and exploration, and British
Two manuscript volumes containing logbook entries, journal entries, rental accounts, and descriptions of voyages by Thomas Bowrey. The logbook volume contains "Some particular Remarks at Kedgerry on Bengall River By Thos. Bowrey, Commander the Ship Lo...
Description:
Thomas Bowrey (ca. 1650-1713), pilot, East India merchant, and investor, was the compiler of the first published Malay-English dictionary (1701).
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., India, Malabar Coast., England, Great Britain, Bengal, Bay of, Bengal (India), Malabar Coast (India), and Northwest Passage
Subject (Name):
Bowrey, Thomas, approximately 1650-1713., East India Company., and English Company Trading to the East-Indies.
Subject (Topic):
Astronomy, Explorers, Nautical charts, Spice trade, Commerce, Description and travel, History, Navigation, Discovery and exploration, and British
