MIDSHIPMAN'S LOG BOOKS FOR H.M. SHIPS VICTORY AND VICTORIA, ...

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£420

MIDSHIPMAN'S LOG BOOKS FOR H.M. SHIPS VICTORY AND VICTORIA, 1864-5

kept by W.C.H. Domville, the Victory between September 29 – November 16 1864, 12 pp, moored in Portsmouth Harbour, describing mostly the various drills the cadets had to practise (rifle, cutlass etc.) followed by the log of H.M.S. Victoria, 129 pp, November 16 1864-December 18 1865, voyaging from Spithead to Gibraltar, Valetta, Barcelona, Rosas, Genoa, Spezia, Leghorn (Livorno), Castellamare, Naples, Valetta, 6 pen and ink maps and plans of varying sizes and 10 illustrations of varying sizes, 2 full-page and with hand colouring, describing mostly washing the ship and clothes, overseeing ‘young gentlemen’ at cutlass drill, trimming sails, dealing with the engine, etc., 2 logs in one volume, half roan, gilt anchor in panels of spine, leather label gilt on front cover, a few signs of wear, 12¾ x 8in. (32 x 20 cm.); together with H.M.S. Victoria, 130 pp., December 19 1865 – May 23 1867, from Malta to Patras, Argostoli, Zante (Zakynthos), Cephalonia, Ionian Islands to Syracuse, Augusta, Cagliari, Port Mahon, Farignano and Valetta, 2 pen and ink drawings and 7 pen and wash maps, the daily remarks very similar to preceding item, binding and sizes identical with preceding item

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