26th Apr, 2022 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Peter)
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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 (Peter), 26th Apr, 2022
Order of Sale:
Mercantile (Sail) – 1-97
Mercantile (Steam) – 100-162
Naval (Sail) – 165-236
Naval (Steam) – 237-318
Navigational & Scientific Instruments – 320-380
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