JOHN CROWELL, E.A. HAMILTON: 1901 - 1935 ORIGINAL GROUP OF EIGHT [8] ORIGINAL LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER AND ENGINEER LOG BOOKS COMPILED AND HANDWRITTEN AT SEAL ISLAND NOVA SCOTIA ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS MARITIME LOCALES ON EARTH CLAIMING 217 SHIPS SINCE COLONIAL TIMES

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JOHN CROWELL, E.A. HAMILTON : 1901 - 1935 ORIGINAL GROUP OF EIGHT [8] ORIGINAL LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER AND ENGINEER LOG BOOKS COMPILED AND HANDWRITTEN AT SEAL ISLAND NOVA SCOTIA ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS MARITIME LOCALES ON EARTH CLAIMING 217 SHIPS SINCE COLONIAL TIMES

Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. On offer is a super group of eight [8] original Seal Island Nova Scotia log books with handwritten notes and data of the lighthouse and fog alarm operation by John Crowell and E.A. Hamilton, Lighthouse keepers, Engineers and the Fog Alarm Station attendants through the 1920s. These folio sized logs are unusual manuscript relics of a notorious and capricious geographic hot spot for shipwrecks in the Maritimes of Canada. Seal Island has been the place of destruction for 215+ ships that came ashore on it's ledges around the island since 1787. Some covers a bit rough around the edges, but overall in good condition. The books each have a purpose: Fog Alarm Station [2 books], Return of Stores, Diary of Lightkeeper, Diary of Engineer [2] and Lighthouse Service [2] with dates ranging from 1901 to 1935 making for a treasure trove of historical data and personal observations of this fascinating Island. The books have some chipping and rubbing to the extremities some general ageing but overall G.. Manuscript. Book Condition: Good

JOHN CROWELL, E.A. HAMILTON : 1901 - 1935 ORIGINAL GROUP OF EIGHT [8] ORIGINAL LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER AND ENGINEER LOG BOOKS COMPILED AND HANDWRITTEN AT SEAL ISLAND NOVA SCOTIA ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS MARITIME LOCALES ON EARTH CLAIMING 217 SHIPS SINCE COLONIAL TIMES is listed for sale on Bibliophile Bookbase by Katz Fine Manuscripts.

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