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ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 2000
Jezik: Srpski
Autor: Strani
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SPAVENS, William
Memoirs of a Seafaring Life. The Narrative of William Spavens, Pensioner on the Naval Chest at Chatham
London, The Folio Society, 2000 (first thus).
Octavo, 254 pages plus numerous pages of plates (many in colour).
Quarter cloth and colour pictorial papered boards; a fine copy in the fine pictorial slipcase.
Edited, with an introduction, by N.A.M. Roger.
Memoirs of a Seafaring Life The Narrative of William Spavens pensioner of the naval chest at Chatham; an account of a great variety of such incidents as the author met with in the sea service; also a descriptive account of the discipline, allowance, and customs of His Majesty`s Navy, the East India Company, and other Merchants` Service; to which is added a Short and plain introduction to astronomy and geography; with a brief description of several countries in Europe, Asia Africa and America, and Tables of Latitude and Longitude, &c. &c. and explanation of Nautical Terms, the whole made easy, and adapted to the capacity of youth.
Introduction
The Author`s Address to the Public
A Dialogue between the Author and the Printer
The Seaman`s Narrative
Introduction to Geography
A Brief Description of Several Countries
The Seaman`s Narrative Resumed
An Explanation of Nautical Terms.
Index.
Part of a series of naval and sea-life memoirs, this title offers an alternative to the usual top-down history, and has much to say on the topic of press gangs. It includes an eyewitness account of Hawke`s great victory in Quiberon Bay in 1759.