[A large gunboat with three masts and seven gunports, flying the French, British, and Spanish flags while sailing in front of Gibraltar and several other boats; a Moorish Military Officer holding a staff while wearing a red fez with a blue feather, green jacket, red sash, blue bloomers and red shoes; a Jewish man with a long beard, wearing a black hat, a black tunic with a red sash, and black shorts, while holding a staff and a red shawl; a bearded Turkish military officer wearing a colorful striped turban with tassels and a large feather; a British cavalry officer in uniform, wearing a striped hat with tassels and a chin strap, and a decorated jacket with buttons, braiding, sashes, and fringe; a British officer holding a rifle and bayonet, dressed in uniform wearing a plaid kilt, plaid knee socks, a sash, and a shako hat, while carrying a knapsack on his back and a sword on his side; and a British cavalry officer in uniform, wearing a shako hat with two feathers, and a jacket decorated with buttons, braiding, and a sash]

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Title: [A large gunboat with three masts and seven gunports, flying the French, British, and Spanish flags while sailing in front of Gibraltar and several other boats; a Moorish Military Officer holding a staff while wearing a red fez with a blue feather, green jacket, red sash, blue bloomers and red shoes; a Jewish man with a long beard, wearing a black hat, a black tunic with a red sash, and black shorts, while holding a staff and a red shawl; a bearded Turkish military officer wearing a colorful striped turban with tassels and a large feather; a British cavalry officer in uniform, wearing a striped hat with tassels and a chin strap, and a decorated jacket with buttons, braiding, sashes, and fringe; a British officer holding a rifle and bayonet, dressed in uniform wearing a plaid kilt, plaid knee socks, a sash, and a shako hat, while carrying a knapsack on his back and a sword on his side; and a British cavalry officer in uniform, wearing a shako hat with two feathers, and a jacket decorated with buttons, braiding, and a sash]
Date: 1806 September 22; 1806
Creator: Barrell, George Guelphs, 1780-1838.
Notes: "13. Sept. 22, 1806. 'we were a few minutes sail of Gibraltar when one of the rascally gun-boats (Spanish) run out from a point on the Spanish coast and bore down on us.'"; "Moorish Military Officer."; "14. 'the Jews who form a principal part of the inhabitants--, they wear a blue or black cap with a jacket of the same color which reaches half way down to their thighs.'"; "Turkish Military Officer."; "17. Types of uniforms worn by the British Officers who were stationed at Gibraltar."; George Barrell, Ms., September 22, 1806; 1806. s.l., page 19. From a bound account entitled "Journal of a Voyage from Boston to Malaga in the Brig Venus and Return in the Schooner Louisiana by George Barrell." Along with Barrell's prose descriptions of life at sea and detailed depictions of Gibraltar and Malaga, the author drew 32 colored illustrations, primarily of landscapes and people he encountered on his journey.
Names and Subjects: Backpacks.; Bayonets--1800-1810.; Bayonets--Great Britain.; Beards--1800-1810.; Beards--Pictorial works.; Beards in art.; Bloomers--1800-1810.; Bodies of water--1800-1810.; Bodies of water in art.; Clothing & dress--England--1800-1810.; Clothing & dress--Spain--1800-1810.; Clothing & dress--Turkey--1800-1810.; Feathers--1800-1810.; Feathers--Pictorial works.; Feathers in art.; Fezzes.; Flags--France.; Flags--Great Britain.; Flags--Spain.; Flags in art.; Fringe.; Gibraltar--1800-1810.; Gibraltar--Pictorial works.; Great Britain. Army--Equipment & supplies--1800-1810.; Great Britain. Army--Equipment & supplies--Pictorial works.; Great Britain. Army--Firearms.; Great Britain. Army--Medals, badges, decorations, etc.--Pictorial works.; Great Britain. Army--Military life--Pictorial works.; Great Britain. Army--Officers.; Great Britain. Army--Uniforms--Pictorial works.; Great Britain. Army. Cavalry--Uniforms.; Gunboats--1800-1810.; Gunboats--Pictorial works.; Hats--1800-1810.; Hats--Pictorial works.; Jackets.; Jewish men.; Jews--Clothing & dress--1800-1810.; Jews--Gibraltar.; Jews in art.; Kilts--1800-1810.; Masts and rigging--Drawings.; Maure (African people); Men--Turkey--Clothing & dress--1800-1810.; Military uniforms--British--1800-1810.; Military uniforms--Spanish--1800-1810.; Military uniforms--Turkish--1800-1810.; Military uniforms--Pictorial works.; Military uniforms in art.; Mustaches--1800-1810.; Mustaches in art.; Plaid.; Rifles--1800-1810.; Rifles--Pictorial works.; Sailing ships--1800-1810.; Sailing ships--Pictorial works.; Sailing ships in art.; Sashes (Clothing); Shawls--1800-1810.; Socks--1800-1810.; Socks in art.; Spain--1800-1810.; Spain--Description and travel--Pictorial works.; Spain--In art.; Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.); Swords--1800-1810.; Swords--Great Britain.; Swords--Pictorial works.; Tassels.; Tunics.; Turbans--1800-1810.; Turbans--Social aspects--Turkey.; Turkey--Armed Forces--19th century.; Turkey--Armed Forces--Military life.; Turkey--Armed Forces--Officers.; Turkey--Armed Forces--Uniforms--History.; Manuscripts shelf.
Genre: Journals (accounts); Watercolors (paintings)
Collection Title: George Barrell journal
Collection Creator: Barrell, George Guelphs, 1780-1838.
Project Name: Illustrated Manuscripts Project
ID: 5816
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2018-07-19 17:15:13

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Full citation: "[A large gunboat with three masts and seven gunports, flying the French, British, and Spanish flags while sailing in front of Gibraltar and several other boats; a Moorish Military Officer holding a staff while wearing a red fez with a blue feather, green jacket, red sash, blue bloomers and red shoes; a Jewish man with a long beard, wearing a black hat, a black tunic with a red sash, and black shorts, while holding a staff and a red shawl; a bearded Turkish military officer wearing a colorful striped turban with tassels and a large feather; a British cavalry officer in uniform, wearing a striped hat with tassels and a chin strap, and a decorated jacket with buttons, braiding, sashes, and fringe; a British officer holding a rifle and bayonet, dressed in uniform wearing a plaid kilt, plaid knee socks, a sash, and a shako hat, while carrying a knapsack on his back and a sword on his side; and a British cavalry officer in uniform, wearing a shako hat with two feathers, and a jacket decorated with buttons, braiding, and a sash]". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-5816/wcl005889. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. March 29, 2023.

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