Log-book of H.M.S. Spartan.
Scope and Contents
The log begins on 14 April with the voyage from Port Antonio, Jamaica, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, thence to Bermuda and on to Halifax, the Saint Lawrence River and Quebec, returning via St John's, Newfoundland, to Spithead, which was reached on 24 August. The ship was commanded by Captain the Honourable (later Admiral of the Fleet Sir) Charles Gilbert John Brydone.
A little more than half of the volume is blank.
Dates
- Creation: 1845.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
54 Leaves ; Oblong Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
54 + many blank folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1989.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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