The log of a merchant officer : viewed with reference to the education of young officers and the youth of the merchant service / by Robert Methven, Commander in the Peninsular and Oriental Company, and author of the "Narrative of the Blenheim Hurricane of 1851" ; with an editorial preface by Dr. Lyon Playfair ; illustrated from sketches by the author.
Published / Created:
London : John Weale, 59, High Holborn; Smith, Elder, and Co., Cornhill; Ackermann and Co., Strand, 1854.London : Bradbury and Evans, printers, Whitefriars, [1854]
Physical Description:
xiv, 52, [4], 53-61, [24], 63-68 pages, [7] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, map ; 44 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes three lithographs after Oswald W. Brierly: "Kai Marina (Big Shadow) [from] Arrival of H.M.S. Rattlesnake in the Straits" -- "Redstar Cliff, S.E. co. New Guinea" -- Two lithographed views (on a single plate) showing sunsets in the East Asian seas, from Brierly's voyage on the Rattlesnake.
Subject Terms:
Logbooks. | Merchant marine -- Great Britain. | Merchant marine -- Great Britain -- Officers. | Naval education -- Great Britain. | Naval art and science -- Great Britain. | Figure drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.