Sophie Cat 56 - Sophie Dupre

75 BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS &OTHER CURIOSITIES ON VOYAGES &TRAVEL
SEAMAN’S PAPERS
665. BARTLETT (Thomas) A Collection of Papers
belonging to Thomas Bartlett, Captains’ Steward on
the “Duke of Gloucester” and other East Indiaman,
relating to the Ships, his Chandlers Shop on the
north side of the church of St. Mary le Strand,
London, and an account of “Joanna” in the Comores,
10 items, folio, 4to. sm 8vo, as under 1773-79
[11133] £1,650
“Description of the Isle of Joanna [one of the Comores]...
It is a very pleasant Isld & abounds with everything which
can afford delight to a Ship after a long Voyage”
commenting how inexpensive the meat and fruit is, “The
bullocks are very small some not exceeding 2 cwt.
Greatly inferior to our English ones, but to recompence
for their smallness their flesh is exceedingly sweet we took
with us 50 ones” he then sketches a humpbacked, horned
cow. He lists the remarkable quantities of goods to be
had for 1 dollar. “the people are all Blacks like the
African Negroes and their Religion is Mahometan. They
are Exceedingly Civil to the English but are of late grown
Rather Roguish which I attribute to the our first being
roguish to them - about 10 years ago they did not know
the use of Money evry thing was sold for Cloth (to cover
their nakedness for all the poorer sort go naked except a
bag over those parts which nature bids them hide,” 2 pp.
sm.4to, conjugate blank torn, c.1750
“Sundry Stores bought St. Helena” a small chit recording
among other things “6 Conger eels, 5 casks fine flower, 4
Firkins Butter, 6 Potts mince meat, 40 Pumkins...”etc. 1
side 8vo, nd.
“Second Mates Clearing Stores” on the verso “Clearing
Stores for 3rd Mate & Doctor & Purser... Fourth & Fifth
Mates”, the largest list is of the Second Mate which
mainly consists of crockery but curiously “China Images
6”, “Clay Images 12”, “Paper prints” and “Fanns 24”,
were presumably for sale, 2 sides 8vo, nd.
Printed document, details filled in by hand, Thomas
Bartlett giving his finacee, Alice Roberts “My True and
Lawful Attorney”, royal crest flanked by a bust of the king
and the Arms of the Merchant Service, folio, some wear
along folds, Dec. 10th. 1769
Thomas Bartlett’s “Merchant Seaman’s Will”, printed
with details filled in in manuscript “...belonging to the
Duke of Gloucester East Indiaman, John Lauder
Commander,” made in favour of his fiancee Alice Roberts
“Whole and Sole”, vignette at head, folio, with conjugate
blank leaf , 14th December, 1769.
Attractive Printed Trade Handbill “Thomas Rutt, at ye
Parrott facing Russell Court in Drury Lane London” a
Cutler and Button Seller, with his bill to Thomas Bartlett
for various quantities of buttons, links and pocket knives
totalling “£4. 0 . 2”, fold marks, a little dust soiled,
margin stain, Dec. 12, 1769.
“An Inventory of Goods & Fixtures Belonging to Mr.
Thos. Jones at his Dwelling House in Hollywell Street,
Shoreditch & Sold by Appraisement to Mr. Thos.
Bartlett”, this includes Stock in Trade and Goodwill at a
massive £10 10s. The deductions show Water rates, Poor
rates and tax for Window Lights, 1½ pp folio, March 25,
1773.
AManuscript Memorandum of an agreement by Bartlett
to let a tenement and shop “on the North side of the
Church of St. Mary le Strand” for £30 a year, 1 pp.
sq.8vo, 23 July, 1773
AMemorandum for the sale of fixtures of Bartlett’s two
houses in Holywell Lane, Shoreditch, 1 pp. sq.8vo, 1775.
Aprinted H.E.I.C request form with details filled in by
hand, by Bartlett describing himself as “Capn. Steward in
the ship Mount Stuart” an East Indiaman, to pay part of
his wages to his wife, 1 pp.folio,on the verso she appears
to have claimed a total of £6, £2 every six months between
July 1778, and July 1779.79
666. BARR (Pat) ACurious Life for a Lady, The Story
of Isabella Bird, 6 maps, plates, 1970 [11421] £35
667. BARR (William ed.) Searching for Franklin: The
Land Searching Expedition, James Anderson’s and
James Stewart’s Expedition via the Back River, 9
maps, 4illusts. roy 8vo, dw, Hakluyt Society Third
Series, Vol 1, 1999 [11441] £45
668. BARR (William) & Glyndwr Williams eds.
Voyages in Search of the Northwest Passage 1741-
1747, The Voyage of Christopher Middleton 1741-
1742 [and] The Voyage of William Moor and
Francis Smith, numerous maps and plates, 2 vols
dws, Hakluyt Society Second Series, vols 177 &
181, 1994-1995 [10912] £60
669. BARRATT (P.J.H.) Grand Bahama, folding map,
plates, 1972 [CF4542] £25
670. BATE (H. Maclear) Report from Formosa, map,
1952 [CF8111] £20
671. BAXTER (G.) [“Australia, News from Home” with
“News from the Diggings”] also known as “The
Hundred Pound Note”, 2 Baxter Colour Prints, 4¼
x 6 ins. each, mounted on paper without
blindstamped titles, both with a faint crease down
the center, 1853 [10771] £150
In 1851 gold was discovered at Summerhill Breek near
Bathurst. One of the prospectors in “News from Home”,
is reading a newspaper with an illustration of the Crystal
Palace that houses the Great Exhibition which opened in
the same year,
672. BEALE (J.H.) Picturesque Sketches of American
Progress. Comprising Descriptions of Great
American Cities prepared under the Supervision of
the Authorities of the Respective Cities, showing
their Origin, Development, Present Condition,
Commerce and Manufactures. Illustrated Sketches of
American Scenery, and Celebrated Resorts. With
Historical Sketches of the Wonderful Achievements
of Our Country, under the Various Administrations
frontis. and numerous text illusts. thk.8vo, New
York, 1889 [CF7309] £50