1st Nov, 2022 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Gloriana)
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[Z] HONOURABLE COMPANY SHIP ALFRED, LOGBOOK KEPT BY THOMAS DICKSON
HONOURABLE COMPANY SHIP ALFRED, LOGBOOK KEPT BY THOMAS DICKSON
102 ff (26 blank), 3 September 1858-15 June 1859, original cloth, backed boards, printed for Charles Wilson, folio -- 12¾ x 10½in. (32.5 x 27cm.)
A logbook describing a voyage from Gravesend to Calcutta (early January 1859) with two leaves listing the passengers and crew. The voyage out contained 450 troops from various regiments and, on 1st March 1859, brought back an unspecified number of troops, returning to England via St Helena and the Azores. The log, which is overwhelmingly concerned with the weather, also mentions various ships which passed including the Gloriana, Trafalgar and a Dutch ship sailing from Batavia to Sydney.
HONOURABLE COMPANY SHIP ALFRED, LOGBOOK KEPT BY THOMAS DICKSON
102 ff (26 blank), 3 September 1858-15 June 1859, original cloth, backed boards, printed for Charles Wilson, folio -- 12¾ x 10½in. (32.5 x 27cm.)
A logbook describing a voyage from Gravesend to Calcutta (early January 1859) with two leaves listing the passengers and crew. The voyage out contained 450 troops from various regiments and, on 1st March 1859, brought back an unspecified number of troops, returning to England via St Helena and the Azores. The log, which is overwhelmingly concerned with the weather, also mentions various ships which passed including the Gloriana, Trafalgar and a Dutch ship sailing from Batavia to Sydney.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Gloriana), 1st Nov, 2022
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Order of Sale:
Mercantile (Sail & Yachting) 1-57B
Mercantile (Steam) 58-112
Naval (Sail) 115-202
Naval (Steam) 205-319
Navigational & Scientific Instruments 325-353
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Shippers
Pack & Send (Spitalfields branch) / spitalfields@packsend.co.uk / Tel: +44 (0)20 7078 9860
Part & Parcel / shipping@partandparceluk.com / Tel: +44 (0)1252 545611
Alban Shipping / info@albanshipping.co.uk / Tel: +44 (0) 1582 493099
Simon Jones Superfreight / info@superfreight.co.uk / +44 (0)20 7924 3933
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