The Barker Collection - Manuscripts of and Relating to Admiral Lord Nelson

The Barker Collection - Manuscripts of and Relating to Admiral Lord Nelson

John Knox Laughton

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White Press
Año de edición:
2014
ISBN:
9781473321618
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Originally published in 1913, this work contains a catalogue of the manuscripts and other items of interest found in the collection of Mr. Frederick Barker following his death in 1908. They all relate, in some way, to one of Britain’s most famous military leaders, Admiral Horatio Nelson.

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