HMS Briton 1814 Naval Log at Auction

An early 19th century Midshipman’s Naval Log, by J B Hoodthorp, for HMS Briton circa May 1814 to August 1815, in a neat hand illustrated with stunning amateur watercolour drawings will be auctioned in Cambridge at Cheffins Fine Art Auction 25th & 26th November.

This log details the ship's travels from Chile northward to Peru and on to the Galapagos, Easter and Pitcairn Islands, accompanied for much of the time by HMS Tagus. Significant entries record the rediscovery of Pitcairn Island on 17 September 1814 '... found the Island Inhabited by the descendants of Mr F Christian and Mutinous Crew of the Bounty settled here A.D. 1788...', and another for Saturday 29 July 1815, in

Plymouth Sound, reads '...found lying here the Bellerophon with Buonaparte on board'.

This wonderful piece of detailed history will be auctioned with an estimate of £700 - £1,000.

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