Memoir of James Henry Crowe, master mariner, 1856-1858, vol 6

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Title
Memoir of James Henry Crowe, master mariner, 1856-1858, vol 6
Reference
BGR/52/6
Collection
  • National Maritime Museum, UK: Biographies (BGR)
Document Type
  • Memoirs and Narratives
Date
1856-1858
Description
Volume 6 of the memoir written by Crowe, covering the years 1856-1858. In this period Crowe completed his last engagement as a master mariner, another voyage on the EARL OF WINDSOR (1855), including a visit to Hong Kong at the time of the Second Opium War. This volume also describes how he took his family to Australia as passengers on the EARL OF WINDSOR and started a new life at Mount Torrens in the Adelaide Hills.
Theme
  • Port Life and Life Ashore
  • Trade