A Narrative of a Journal through Part of Holland France and the Netherlands.
Britain. Size 8 1/2 X 10ins. Presented to J. Jackson 27th 1849 from his father Joshua Jackson who was a British Napoleonic prisoner-of-war.
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Pp, 159 + prints. Handwriting in a copperplate style Joshua Jackson was employed as a merchant seamen ferrying ships from Scandinavia to the east coast of England, On one voyage,because of bad weather sought safety in a French occupied Port. On the evening of 11th January 1808 he was taken prisoner. The diary continues in great detail the harsh conditions Joshua endures until his release. .Modern full gilt-decorated. morocco, housed in a modern slipcase...
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| Author | Joseph Jackson / Joshua Jackson. (Manuscript diary). |
| Reference Number | 7619 |
