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(ILLUSTRATED SHIP'S LOG.) F.A. Somerville. Log of H.M.S. "Terrible" and H.M.S. "Hannibal" 1st January, 1899 to 1st Nov., 1900. Playful pictorial title and 77 finely drawn pen-and-ink and watercolor maps, track charts, and illustrations of the ship's mechanical devices tipped in, each monogrammed by Somerville and initialed by commanding officers. Folio, 12½x8½ inches, early gilt-blocked morocco, lightly rubbed; some staining. Vp, 1899-1900
Illustrated logs of two ships operating in the Western Fleet, possibly training vessels. The charts primarily stick to British waters and ports, with excursions to Gibraltar and Malta.
