Log of the CENTURION: Based on the original papers of Captain Philip Saumarez on board HMS Centurion, Lord Anson's flagship during his circumnavigation 1740-44. By Leo Heaps, Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1974.
 
Fascinated about the expeditions of Sir Francis Drake and Captain James Cook? Then you’ll love this account of the Centurion’s circumnavigation of the globe, one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of maritime exploration and naval warfare.
 
In 1740, George Anson and his fleet set off to harass Spanish commerce in the Pacific and attack towns on the coasts of Chile and Peru. Four years later, over half the men had died and of the seven ships which left Portsmouth only the Centurion had completed its objective of attacking Spanish possessions around the globe.
 
Captain Philip Saumarez kept a daily record of the voyage around the world in his four log books, which along with a wealth of letters and documents give brilliant insight into life aboard these ships. Log of the Centurion is a unique account of a daring maritime expedition across the high seas of the globe in the mid-eighteenth century.
 
Secure binding with clean pages and bumped top corner tips. The jacket has a few soil stains and a few tears. Hardcover book with 270 pages. Illustrated.