Printed material, 1805-1896.

Various printed items and newspaper cuttings:

(1) Pamphlet entitled 'An Act for the Encouragement of Seamen, and for the better and more effectually Manning His Majesty's Navy during the present War', 27 June 1805, printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, London.
(2) Newspaper cuttings, including pages from ‘Lloyds Evening Post and British Chronicle’, July 1806.
(3) Explanation relating to the battle of the 21 August between the British under Sir A. Wellesley and the French forces under General Junot (the Battle of Vimiera during the Peninsular War), 1808.
(4) Pages from 'The London Gazette', published on 20 and 30 October 1896, with notices of the appointment of Martin Le Marchant Hadsley Gosselin as a Minister Plenipotentiary in the Diplomatic Service and Secretary to the British Embassy in Paris. Sir Martin Le Marchant Gosselin (1847-1905) was the grandson of Admiral Thomas Le Marchant Gosselin.

Record Details

Item reference: GSS/10; MSS/76/108 MS1976/108 MSS/76/108
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 pamphlet; 10 sheets
Date made: 1805-1896
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London