Prose And Verse
Single items include an autographed poem by Lieutenant (later Rear-Admiral) Bartholomew James (1752-1827), written on the VICTORY, 1796; and anonoymous poem entitled 'Britannia Tiumphant', in honour of England's naval victories, dated 1798; and 'The Seaman's Rest', a poem written on the occasion of Queen Victoria's visit to Greenwich Hospital, 1840. There are three drafts and a printed version of 'The Last Cruise of HMS TIGER', a poem written by Maurice Baring (1874-1945) in 1931; and also the text of a sermon delivered by the Reverend Richard Price on the VULTURE at Gibraltar in 1860.
Administrative / biographical background
Prose and verse - documents
Administrative / biographical background
Prose and verse - documents
Record Details
| Item reference: | PVS; GB 0064 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | COLLECTION |
| Extent: | 5 items |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Four versions of 'The Last Cruise of HMS TIGER' by Maurice Baring, 26 March 1931. (Manuscript) (PVS/1)
- Poem, dated from the VICTORY, 1796 by Rear-Admiral B. James (1752-1827) [Formerly AGC/7/21]. (Manuscript) (PVS/2)
- Sermon delivered by the Rev R. Price, HMS VULTURE, at Gibralter, 1860 (Formerly HSR/U/4). (Manuscript) (PVS/4)
- 'Britannia Triumphant'. A poem in honour of England's naval victories in the French Revolutionary Wars, 1798 (Formerly THP/6). (Manuscript) (PVS/5)
- 'Whitebait at Greenwich'. As acted by Miss Sylvia Doyle and Mr Errington at Sandhoe, n.d. Playscript. (Manuscript) (PVS/6)
- 'Of Marriage', manuscript poem, written on the CANAAN, 1 Dec 1869. (Manuscript) (PVS/7)
- Manuscript copy of a poem, 'The Mariner's Song' by Allen Cunningham (1784-1842), n.d. (Manuscript) (PVS/8)
- Adaptation of Kipling's "If" poem, signed by the officers of the QUEST, 1921. (Manuscript) (PVS/9)