[Rarebooks] FS: Handwritten List of American Vessels Wrecked or Afloat, at Gibraltar in the Gale of the 6th & 7th of December 1825

Ezra Tishman thebookfinder at gmail.com
Wed Feb 24 19:05:34 EST 2021


16 1/2” x 10”.

Hand-written, hand-ruled 19th century “spreadsheet” entitled
“List of American Vessels, wrecked or afloat, at Gibraltar in the gale of 
the 6th & 7th of Decembert 1825. 5 columns: 1) Vessels Named; 2): Masters’ Names; 3) Where From
4): Where Bound; 5) (Untitled commentary on level of damage (eg. “Lost with part of her cargo”;
Loss of Cables & Anchor; Much Damaged/Since Sailed. One entry, for the General Soublette, described as “from a cruise”
but other records claim vessel acting as a privateer, reads: "Cast away part of the crew in the  (illegible) by the( illegible)"

The document bears neither signature nor date, but appears contemporary to events described.

																				$85


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