Diary and sketches by Engineer Captain Alfred William Littlewood.

Diary kept in HMS MARATHON dated 1893, visited ports including Bombay, Madras and Calcutta, illustrated with pencil drawings. An album with photographs of Egypt, ships' crews etc, annotated. Sketchbook of pencil drawings of people and English scenes. Several loose pencil drawings. Loose cartoon based on gunnery word-play.

Administrative / biographical background
LIttlewood's certificates of passing as engineer and chief engineer in the Royal Navy can be found under the references ADM 13/204/514 and ADM 13/205/274 at The National Archives.

Record Details

Item reference: JOD/317
Catalogue Section: Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum
Level: SERIES
Extent: 1 volume; 4 folders
Date made: 1880-1914
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London