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HENRY TEONGE. THE DIARY OF HENRY TEONGE, 1825. Teonge, Henry, The Diary of Henry Teonge, Chaplain on Board His Majesty's Ships Assistance, Bristol, and Royal Oak, London: Charles Knight, 1825. 8vo. First edition. With engraved title page and lithograph folding facsimile. Original binding. Deckle edges. Binding is in poor condition, mull exposed at spine. Internally, pages are bright and clear, save for some minor foxing near the end.
An amusing and precious picture of a life at sea in the navy, Teonge's diary contains accounts of cruises in the Channel, Atlantic, and Mediterranean where he searched for pirates, landed in Syria, and visited Malta, Zante, Cephalonia, and Aleppo, accompanied by songs, sonnets, acrostics, etc.
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