Royal Navy.- Malcolm (George John, Rear-Admiral) Log of
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Royal Navy.- Malcolm (George John, Rear-Admiral, 1830-84) Log of the Proceedings of H.M.S... Inconstant... Curacoa... Firebrand..., autograph manuscript, titles and c. 380pp., numerous monochrome wash watercolour slips of coasts and pen and ink maps (including a map of Pernambuco, Brazil), slightly browned, original calf, repaired, folio, 1842-46.
⁂ Places visited include: Spain (Tarifa), Straits of Gibraltar, Funchal (Madeira), west coast of Africa, Brazil (Pernambuco), Uruguay ("Plan of the Harbour of Monte-Video") and Argentina (Buenos Ayres Mole").
Malcolm was the eldest son of Sir Charles Malcolm (1782-1851), naval officer. He followed in his father's footsteps, serving in the Royal Navy for his entire career and becoming Rear Admiral in 1882. His long naval career took him to North and South America, the West Indies, the Baltic, the English Channel, Egypt, and the East Coast of Africa. After he retired from active service in 1873, he entered the Turkish services as Pasha and was employed at Constantinople as Director General of the Abolition of the Slave Trade and Judge of the Slave Courts.
⁂ Places visited include: Spain (Tarifa), Straits of Gibraltar, Funchal (Madeira), west coast of Africa, Brazil (Pernambuco), Uruguay ("Plan of the Harbour of Monte-Video") and Argentina (Buenos Ayres Mole").
Malcolm was the eldest son of Sir Charles Malcolm (1782-1851), naval officer. He followed in his father's footsteps, serving in the Royal Navy for his entire career and becoming Rear Admiral in 1882. His long naval career took him to North and South America, the West Indies, the Baltic, the English Channel, Egypt, and the East Coast of Africa. After he retired from active service in 1873, he entered the Turkish services as Pasha and was employed at Constantinople as Director General of the Abolition of the Slave Trade and Judge of the Slave Courts.
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Royal Navy.- Malcolm (George John, Rear-Admiral) Log of
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