Logbook, 1869 Jan 30-1870 Mar 27.

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Logbook, 1869 Jan 30-1870 Mar 27.

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Autograph manuscript ship log kept by a midshipman in the Royal Navy; stationed on several ships, the author travelled from St. Simmons Bay, via Cape of Good Hope to Ceylon; thence to Bombay, and return to St. Simmons Bay; on another journey he voyaged to St. Helena, Cape Verdes, Portsmouth, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Malta and Greece. The log includes date, name of ship, origin and destination, coordinates and course, weather, wind, sails, and other remarks concerning daily activities such as cleaning, laundry, drills, daily prayer and worship, cargo, meals, and days of mourning, e.g. in the instance of drowning.

1 v. (159 p.) ; 33 x 20 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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