Diary of the adventures of a merchant captain in the Mediterranean, 1711-1715, compiled by George Aptall

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  • Reference
    • GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS Trv 1
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1715
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 vol. (53pp.), manuscript. Written in a single neat eighteenth-century hand, probably autograph. Sewn together as a single gathering within paper covers. Pp.54-56 are blank.

Scope and Content

Contains Captain George Aptall's personal account of his misadventures in the Eastern Mediterranean, signed by him on 17 October 1715.

Administrative / Biographical History

The compiler of this manuscript is not otherwise known.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Maggs Brothers Ltd on 27 April 1961.

Note

In English.

Personal Names