Name: [Midshipman's journal and exercise book]

Barcode: 50513

Image Number: 50513

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/50513.0001

Brief Description: John Clayson may have been training to become a midshipman at the Royal Navy Academy in Portsmouth, England. The journal and exercise book contain colored maps of the five continents, map of England with county and circuits and "ancient division of England by the Romans". Also included is a table of Saxon heptarchy, handwritten text regarding the history of England up to Henry VIII. Also included are pencil drawings of vessels, one hand-colored, colored signal flags, instructions on how to make fireworks and a description of traverse sailing with a course taken by a British vessel.

Publishing Location: Britain

Author: Clayson, John

Date Produced: 1782

Language: English

Type: Manuscripts

Dimensions: Cover: H 33.7 X W 24.2 cm, Pages: H 33.3 X W 23.4 cm

LC Call Number: G141.L3 1782

OCLC: 1012611509