Recto: Alicante, Spain. Verso: The fleet arrives at Algiers, where the King bombards the fleet, but little damage is done to the ships. Barlow describes the town.
Page 55 and 56 of Edward Barlow's journal.
Page 55 (recto): Alicante, Spain.
Page 56 (verso): The fleet encounters strong winds, thought to be conjured up by local witches and soothsayers. At Algiers the King fires cannon at the fleet and some men are killed. A few Christian slaves swim to the ships and take refuge. Barlow describes Algiers as a big town much given to piracy, with a Muslim population but also many Jewish inhabitants.
Page 55 (recto): Alicante, Spain.
Page 56 (verso): The fleet encounters strong winds, thought to be conjured up by local witches and soothsayers. At Algiers the King fires cannon at the fleet and some men are killed. A few Christian slaves swim to the ships and take refuge. Barlow describes Algiers as a big town much given to piracy, with a Muslim population but also many Jewish inhabitants.
Record Details
| Item reference: | JOD/4/55-56 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1661 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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