Journal of a Voyage to the Coast of Guinea

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  • Reference
    • GB 12 MS Add.3871
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1 Jan. 1802-16 Oct. 1802
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 1 volume(s) 1 volume paper paper

Scope and Content

Journal of a voyage in the ship Bruce Grove of London. Wells, the ship's clerk, left the ship at Grenada on the return voyage. His journal is preceded (fo. 1v) by a list of officers and crew, and includes a series of engravings, maps, and sketches, some in colour, and a cutting from Chambers' Edinburgh Journal.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased from T. Thorp, 19 Jan. 1900.

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