A brief manuscript Account of Specie Shiped on board His Majestys Ship Hyacinth at Gibraltar and Alicante, signed by Sharpe as Captain
by SHARPE, Rear-Admiral Alexander Renton
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About This Item
May 1814. 1 page 7 x 8 inches, in good condition. Rear-Admiral Alexander Renton Sharpe (1785-1860) had an adventurous career during the Napoleonic Wars, including the blockade of San Domingo (1803-04), the naval action near Corfu in March 1809, and the destruction of French store-ships in Sagone Bay, Corsica, in May 1811. From December 1812 to September 1818 Sharpe commanded HMS Hyacinth (24 guns) in the Mediterranean, North Sea, Channel and South America.
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- Julian Browning Rare Books & Manuscripts (GB)
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- Title
- A brief manuscript “Account of Specie Shiped on board His Majesty’s Ship Hyacinth” at Gibraltar and Alicante, signed by Sharpe as Captain
- Author
- SHARPE, Rear-Admiral Alexander Renton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- May 1814
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