A list of the flag officers of His Majesty's fleet : with the dates of their first commissions as admirals, vice-admirals, rear-admirals and captains.
British Admiralty
Category
Books
Date
1818 - 1827
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3215756
Summary
Bibliographic description
v. ; 8vo. Holdings: 1818, 1819, 1822, 1827. Provenance: manuscript inscriptions on front free endpapers in first 3 vols.: "Rr.Ad. Lukin" (1818); "R.A. Lukin / given by his old friend / C. Boyle" (1819); and "Lukin" (1822) [i.e. Vice-Admiral William Lukin, later Windham, (1768-1833)]. Capital letter "R" written in pencil on front free endpapers in all vols. Manuscript annotations to lists of admirals, vice-admirals and rear-admirals in all vols. Manuscript note: "Gazette 12th Aug 1819" on t.p. verso of 1819 vol. Calculations on rear endpaper and pastedown of 1819 vol. "J6" written on rear pastedown or rear free endpaper in all vols. Binding: nineteenth-century half sprinkled calf, marbled paper over boards; gilt fillets on spines; red spine labels: 'Sea officers' and date; sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
British Admiralty