[A sailboat with two masts, flying a Spanish flag while sailing between an unidentified piece of land and Gibraltar, with numerous boats and two flying birds visible in the distance; a male soldier with mutton chops and a mustache, wearing a black Galea helmet with red, green, and gold detail, a red plume feather, and a gold bird ornament; a soldier in uniform, wearing a military jacket with red trim, gold epaulettes, and a white sash, and an ornate Galea helmet with a red and blue plume feather, gold bird ornament, and a gold chin strap; three soldiers marching in a line: the first, a stout man with a ruddy complexion, holding a staff over his shoulder, while wearing a plumed hat and a military uniform, a sword hanging from his waist; the second, a tall man wearing a military uniform, carrying a rucksack on his back and a flag with a Nordic cross over his shoulder; the third, a black soldier wearing a helmet with a tall blue feather, carrying a drum strapped to his torso; a soldier in uniform, holding a sword in his right hand with a pistol in his sash belt, riding an emu, with smoke emitting from a pipe in his mouth; a soldier standing, dressed in uniform and holding a sword drawn from a scabbard]

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Title: [A sailboat with two masts, flying a Spanish flag while sailing between an unidentified piece of land and Gibraltar, with numerous boats and two flying birds visible in the distance; a male soldier with mutton chops and a mustache, wearing a black Galea helmet with red, green, and gold detail, a red plume feather, and a gold bird ornament; a soldier in uniform, wearing a military jacket with red trim, gold epaulettes, and a white sash, and an ornate Galea helmet with a red and blue plume feather, gold bird ornament, and a gold chin strap; three soldiers marching in a line: the first, a stout man with a ruddy complexion, holding a staff over his shoulder, while wearing a plumed hat and a military uniform, a sword hanging from his waist; the second, a tall man wearing a military uniform, carrying a rucksack on his back and a flag with a Nordic cross over his shoulder; the third, a black soldier wearing a helmet with a tall blue feather, carrying a drum strapped to his torso; a soldier in uniform, holding a sword in his right hand with a pistol in his sash belt, riding an emu, with smoke emitting from a pipe in his mouth; a soldier standing, dressed in uniform and holding a sword drawn from a scabbard]
Date: 1806 September 23
Creator: Barrell, George Guelphs, 1780-1838.
Notes: "18. Sept 23, 1806 - 'We found a great number of Americans, Swedes and Danes (at Gibraltar), also the Frigate Constitution.'"; George Barrell, Ms., September 23, 1806. s.l., page 23. 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.; Beards--1800-1810.; Beards--Pictorial works.; Beards in art.; Birds--1800-1810.; Birds--Flight--Pictorial works.; Birds in art.; Blacks--1800-1810.; Bodies of water--1800-1810.; Bodies of water in art.; Bridles--1800-1810.; Clouds--1800-1810.; Clouds--Pictorial works.; Clouds in art.; Crosses--1800-1810.; Drums (Musical instruments)--1800-1810.; Emus.; Feathers--1800-1810.; Feathers--Pictorial works.; Feathers in art.; Flags--Spain.; Flags in art.; Fringe.; Gibraltar--1800-1810.; Gibraltar--Pictorial works.; Hats--1800-1810.; Hats in art.; Helmets--1800-1810.; Helmets in art.; Jackets.; Marching percussion--1800-1810.; Masts and rigging.; Men, White.; Men--1800-1810.; Men--Clothing & dress--1800-1810.; Military uniforms--1800-1810.; Military uniforms in art.; Mustaches--1800-1810.; Mustaches in art.; Pipes (Smoking)--1800-1810.; Pistols.; Sailboats--1800-1810.; Sailboats--Pictorial works.; Sailboats in art.; Sailing ships--1800-1810.; Sailing ships--Pictorial works.; Sailing ships in art.; Sashes (Clothing); Scabbards.; Smoking--1800-1810.; Smoking in art.; Smoking paraphernalia--1800-1810.; Smoking paraphernalia in art.; Soldiers, Black.; Soldiers--1800-1810.; Soldiers in art.; Spain--1800-1810.; Spain--Description and travel--Pictorial works.; Spain--In art.; Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.); Swords--1800-1810.; Swords--Pictorial works.; Tassels.; 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: 5818
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2018-07-19 17:41:42

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Full citation: "[A sailboat with two masts, flying a Spanish flag while sailing between an unidentified piece of land and Gibraltar, with numerous boats and two flying birds visible in the distance; a male soldier with mutton chops and a mustache, wearing a black Galea helmet with red, green, and gold detail, a red plume feather, and a gold bird ornament; a soldier in uniform, wearing a military jacket with red trim, gold epaulettes, and a white sash, and an ornate Galea helmet with a red and blue plume feather, gold bird ornament, and a gold chin strap; three soldiers marching in a line: the first, a stout man with a ruddy complexion, holding a staff over his shoulder, while wearing a plumed hat and a military uniform, a sword hanging from his waist; the second, a tall man wearing a military uniform, carrying a rucksack on his back and a flag with a Nordic cross over his shoulder; the third, a black soldier wearing a helmet with a tall blue feather, carrying a drum strapped to his torso; a soldier in uniform, holding a sword in his right hand with a pistol in his sash belt, riding an emu, with smoke emitting from a pipe in his mouth; a soldier standing, dressed in uniform and holding a sword drawn from a scabbard]". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-5818/wcl005891. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. March 29, 2023.

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