Beschreibung:

i) Two Naval Log Books from the General Elliott, the first titled "Captain Drummond's Journal in a Voyage to Bombay & China commencing 20th December 1788 & ending 19th June 1790", commencing with a five-page manuscript list of officers and men, a daily precis of the weather encountered on voyage, followed by some 90 pages of printed forms with manuscript insertions detailing the course, wind direction, observations and other notes of the voyage from England to Bombay and return via St Helena, also including list of ships belonging to the English East India Company in 1789, list of cargo on return journey ("...170 half chests China ware... 55 chests Peko... 70 Bales Raw Silk..."), eight pages of pen and ink profile drawings of islands such as Madeira, Trinidad, Comero, Socatra, Pulo Timoan, some leaves excised, bookplate of Robert Drummond Esq, Megginch Castle, c.60 leaves, dust-staining and other marks, some water damage, reverse calf with blind-stamped decoration, folio (367 x 232mm.), 20 December 1788 to 19 June 1790; the second concerning the voyage of the General Elliott from Blackwall Dock to Bengal and back via St Helena, commencing with a daily precis of the weather and some 140 pages of printed forms with manuscript insertions on the weather etc., some leaves excised, c.130 leaves, dust-staining and other marks, rough canvas cover sewn over calf boards, stained, binding loose and partly detached, folio (380 x 240mm.), 14 November 1793 to 22 July 1794 ii) Manuscript order book for HMS Dryad under Captain Adam Drummond, comprising some 80 separate orders including 39 numbered general orders covering duties, procedures and discipline ("...No Women to be permitted on board... The men to be accountable for the cleanliness of their wives..."), additional specific orders for The Master ("...he will never suffer any liquor to be drawn off but upon deck..."), The Surgeon ("...for stoves for the use of the sick, application must be made to the quarter-deck..."), The Purser ("...Provisions from the steward Room to be issued out between 7 and 8 in the morning..."), Marines, The Boatswain ("...The Forecastle being immediately under his command, he is expected to keep it very clean, the ropes neatly coiled..."), The Carpenter ("...the earliest discovery of any leaks..."), and The Gunner ("...He is to examine the magazine frequently and cause the Powder to be turned every six weeks..."), each entry signed by "Adam Drummond, Captain" and the relevant parties, c.52 pages, dust-staining and marks, original vellum boards with title inscribed on upper cover in ink, binding worn, spine detached, 4to (234 x 190mm.), [1805-1807] (3)