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JONES, Freeman
[Four manuscript ship's logs recording voyages to Australia, Singapore, and Brazil]
[s.i.]. [s.n.], [1864-1866], . .
. Manuscript on paper. Four journals; one in contemporary buff paper wrappers (29, [1], 24pp), one disbound (60pp.), one in contemporary cloth ([4], 38pp.), all three later sewn together, the fourth and final (104, 34pp.) bound in contemporary black straight grain morocco with brass clasp. Extremities rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp.
Four detailed, occasionally illustrated and thoroughly readable journals recording voyages undertaken, aboard numerous vessels, by one Freeman Jones of 'Clifton nr. Bristol' between 1864 and 1866. The crossings recorded, in chronological order, are as follows: Ship "Alfred" from Newport to Singapore. Captn. Burgoyne. Ship "Queen of India" from Singapore to London. Captn. Thornton. Brigantine "Portia" from Bristol to St. John N.F.D. Pernambuco, Maceio & Lpool. Captn. Ship "Ardbeg" from London to Melbourne, Adelaide & Lpool. - Captn. Hobspn. Barque "Caroline Hutching's" from London to Cardiff - Captn. Cother. Schr. "Black Cat" from Cardiff to Lisbon, Faro & Bristol - Captn. Poole. The logs detail daily progress, wind directions and bearings, with comments on the weather and sightings or notable encounters with other commands. In all providing valuable insight into typical trade voyages at the zenith of the merchant sailing ship era, just prior to the opening of Suez canal that would hasten the decline of the sailing vessel for long-distance voyages and herald the rise of the domination of steamships.
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