Skip to main content

Journal of a Scots seaman.

 Item
Identifier: MS.9850

Scope and Contents

The journal contains a very brief outline of events during the early years of the Napoleonic Wars, chiefly against the French and Spanish fleets in the Mediterranean. Little of the action is described in detail, but there are some vivid accounts of naval life and discipline.

Dates

  • Creation: 1795-1802.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

65 Leaves ; Octavo.

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Arrangement

65 folios.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1965, by Peter Baikie, Edinburgh.

Genre / Form

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700