Life of Captain Stephen Martin 1666-1740 / edited by Clements R. Markham
1895, 1st edition. [London] : Navy Records Society. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #317699
Physical description: xxxix, 223 pages: pl.; 25 cm. Notes: "This 'Life of Captain Martin' has remained in manuscript until now. It is compiled from the captain's own journals [by his son]"--Introd. Contents: Partial contents Appendices. A. A list of ships in the navy in 1685 -- B. A general state of the Royal Navy from Nov. 5, 1688 to Jan. 1, 1698 -- C. A list of the navy in 1699 -- D. Letters from Stephen Martin-Lake describing Portsmouth and its defence in 1729. Subjects: Leake, Stephen Martin 1666-1736. Great Britain. Royal Navy Officers; Biography. Armed Forces Officers.
Ship captains Great Britain 17th century; Biography. Genre: Biography. Naval history.
Price: €50.00