Great Britain Giles Welsford A detailed account written in two soft cover books of G. Welsford'...
Great Britain
Giles Welsford
A detailed account written in two soft cover books of G. Welsford's crossing from London via St Helena to Bencoolen aboard the Francis between 1787-88. Of particular interest is Welsford's impressions of Sir Robert Brooke, future governor of St Helena travelling, with his family, to commence his new post. Journals also include Brooke's exploits in fishing sharks, a carnival-like celebration on board, descriptions of colonial Batavia and commercial life in the East Indies.
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Giles Welsford
A detailed account written in two soft cover books of G. Welsford's crossing from London via St Helena to Bencoolen aboard the Francis between 1787-88. Of particular interest is Welsford's impressions of Sir Robert Brooke, future governor of St Helena travelling, with his family, to commence his new post. Journals also include Brooke's exploits in fishing sharks, a carnival-like celebration on board, descriptions of colonial Batavia and commercial life in the East Indies.
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