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John Duff Markland diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS 220
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

Diary is a bound volume with loose boards, 67 leaves of sketches, watercolors and poetry. The diary includes an itinerary of the voyage of the HMS Albion in the East Indies 1803-1805, and several pages of poetry, but is primarily a series of sketches of ships, shore views, many in color, including drawings of flowers.

Dates

  • 1803 - 1805

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish material from the John Duff Markland Diary must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical Sketch

John Duff Markland was born September 14, 1780, at Leeds and entered the royal Navy in1795. In 1803-1805, the time of the diary, he was First Lieutenant on the 74 gun HMS Albion in the East Indies. Following a series of commands during the Napoleonic Wars, he retired in 1833 and was subsequently promoted to Rear Admiral.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 diary)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The diary kept by First Lieutenant John Duff Markland includes an itinerary of the voyage of the HMS Albion in the East Indies 1803-1805, and several pages of poetry, but is primarily a series of sketches of ships, shore views, many in color, including drawings of flowers.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from North (dealer) in 1954, with funds donated by Friends of Fondren

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the John Duff Markland diary, 1803-1805
Status
Completed
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

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Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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