SHIP'S LOG FOR H.M.S. JUPITER AND H.M.S. TERRIBLE

steaming from England to Gibraltar back to Chatham and thence steaming over the north coast of Ireland, back to Gibraltar and then to Port Natal, Durban, Mauritius, Colombo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taku, Wei Hai Wei, Yokohama and back to Hong Kong, January 15, 1899 to April 15 1901, compiled by H.T. Dorling who has written his name idiogrammatically on the title (H. T[eapot door and ling (fish)]), folio, 146pp., 25 maps and plans coloured in outline, 29 hand-coloured drawings, one plain drawing and five photographs, including four of Terrible's guns on land, the logs are fairly standard for this period and concern themselves almost exclusively with tasks about the ships, contemporary reversed half-calf with red morocco label, Dorling's name on front cover (a little rubbed) -- 12½ x 8in. (32 x 20.5cm.)

JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF H.M.S. TERRIBLE, CHINA, MARCH 8 1901 TO SEPTEMBER 8 1902

kept by H.T.T. [sic] Dorling Mid, folio 147pp., 18 plans and maps, coloured in outline, two folding, 13 hand-coloured drawings and one plain drawing, three watercoloured drawings on title page, one depicting H.M.S. Terrible, for the most part moored at Wei Hai Wei but also putting in at Hong Kong, Chifu, Kobe, Yokohama (15 days), a fairly standard log book detailing various tasks performed aboard (coating, painting boats, washing clothes and hammocks, etc.) but with mentions of recreation: 22 March 1901 sent out a party of some midshipmen for a shooting picnic (a space left for the bag!), 17 April organised sports ashore; 4 May 'went out shooting and shot 3 curlew, 1 duck and 1 doz. various snippet, dotterel, etc.', 23 May 'landed all men available to witness presentation of Conspicious [sic] Gallantry Medal to Sergt. Preston for gallantry at Pekin [Boxer Rising]', 27 June 'There was a dance this evening on the poop which was decorated for the occasion, nearly all the Chifu residents attended. It was a great success', 21 December 'we had some excellent toboggoning [sic] ... the track was perfect', 22 February 1902 'fired salute of 21 guns in honour of George Washington's birthday', the log signed off by Percy Scott, original half buckram, red morocco label on spine, signed by Dorling on front cover -- 12½ x 8in. (32 x 20.5cm.); together with another log book

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'Taprell Henry Dorling (1883-1968) was born in Berwick, the second son of Colonel Francis Dorling. He changed the order of his names on 31 December 1908 [but cf these two logs]. He was placed on the Retired List by his own request with the rank of captain on 8 September 1929 [but] in 1939 he was brought back into service to help with the Ministry of Information ... He reverted to the Retired List on 30 August 1946'.