A Naval Career During the Old War: Being a Narrative of the Life of Admiral John Markham, M.P. for Portsmouth for Twenty-Three Years (Lord of the Admiralty, 1801-4 and 1806-7)
A Naval Career During the Old War: Being a Narrative of the Life of Admiral John Markham, M.P. for Portsmouth for Twenty-Three Years (Lord of the Admiralty, 1801-4 and 1806-7)
Excerpt from A Naval Career During the Old War: Being a Narrative of the Life of Admiral John Markham, M. P. For Portsmouth for Twenty-Three Years (Lord of the Admiralty, 1801-4, and 1806-7) In the beginning of this century there was a publi cation called the Naval Chronicle, containing naval news of all kinds. Among other things each number had a biographical notice of some admiral or captain, with a portrait. These notices were sometimes entirely written by the subjects of them; and in most cases, though not. Always, the ...
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Excerpt from A Naval Career During the Old War: Being a Narrative of the Life of Admiral John Markham, M. P. For Portsmouth for Twenty-Three Years (Lord of the Admiralty, 1801-4, and 1806-7) In the beginning of this century there was a publi cation called the Naval Chronicle, containing naval news of all kinds. Among other things each number had a biographical notice of some admiral or captain, with a portrait. These notices were sometimes entirely written by the subjects of them; and in most cases, though not. Always, the materials and portraits were furnished to the editor. There is no notice of the life of Admiral Markham in the Naval Chronicle, and no portrait. He did not approve of the system, as the following letter will show. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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