Full polished calf of the period; a.e.g..
1876 - 1880 · [London ?]
by Tower, C E
[London ?]: not published, 1876 - 1880. Unique.. Full polished calf of the period; a.e.g... Very good copy; joints somewhat worn; rebacked with original spine laid down.. Small folio. There are 35 manuscript maps and 15 drawings and views (some are in color) with decorated manuscript title pages.
A thick volume comprising appx. 500 pp. of daily log books kept for the HMS Spartan, Undaunted, and Druid by C E Tower. The logs are as follows: 1] Log of the HMS Spartan commanded by R E Tracey - Aug. 1876 - Feb. 1877. The ship went from England around the Cape of Good Hope to Zanzibar, the Seychelles and Maldives, and on to Bombay. 2] Log of the HMS Undaunted commanded by H W Brent - Feb. 1877 - Oct. 1878. The ship went from Bombay to Colombo, on to Madras and Aden and then to Mauritius, the Seychelles and Zanzibar, and then to Malta through the Suez Canal. 3] Log of the HMS Undaunted commanded by J D'Arcy - Oct. 1878 - Dec. 1878. The ship went from Port Said to Malta and on the UK. 4] Log of the HMS Druid commanded by W R Kennedy - Feb. 1879 - Dec. 1879. The ship went from Sheerness to Madeira and on to the Bermudas, then north to Halifax, Newfoundland, back to the Bermudas and on to Jamaica. 5] Log of the HMS Druid commanded by W R Kennedy - Dec. 1879 - Dec. 1880. The ship went from Jamaica to Belize and then made three stops in Cuba and re-traced its steps to Newfoundland before returning to Plymouth. Each log has its own ornate, decorated pen and ink illustrated title. Each log has a number of very detailed manuscript charts, maps, views accompanied by an exhaustive account of the daily occurrences aboard ship. Tower was an officer aboard ship and took great care in creating these chronicles. (Inventory #: 12077)
A thick volume comprising appx. 500 pp. of daily log books kept for the HMS Spartan, Undaunted, and Druid by C E Tower. The logs are as follows: 1] Log of the HMS Spartan commanded by R E Tracey - Aug. 1876 - Feb. 1877. The ship went from England around the Cape of Good Hope to Zanzibar, the Seychelles and Maldives, and on to Bombay. 2] Log of the HMS Undaunted commanded by H W Brent - Feb. 1877 - Oct. 1878. The ship went from Bombay to Colombo, on to Madras and Aden and then to Mauritius, the Seychelles and Zanzibar, and then to Malta through the Suez Canal. 3] Log of the HMS Undaunted commanded by J D'Arcy - Oct. 1878 - Dec. 1878. The ship went from Port Said to Malta and on the UK. 4] Log of the HMS Druid commanded by W R Kennedy - Feb. 1879 - Dec. 1879. The ship went from Sheerness to Madeira and on to the Bermudas, then north to Halifax, Newfoundland, back to the Bermudas and on to Jamaica. 5] Log of the HMS Druid commanded by W R Kennedy - Dec. 1879 - Dec. 1880. The ship went from Jamaica to Belize and then made three stops in Cuba and re-traced its steps to Newfoundland before returning to Plymouth. Each log has its own ornate, decorated pen and ink illustrated title. Each log has a number of very detailed manuscript charts, maps, views accompanied by an exhaustive account of the daily occurrences aboard ship. Tower was an officer aboard ship and took great care in creating these chronicles. (Inventory #: 12077)