George Hodge spent 43 years as a sailor, starting in 1790 at age 13, and kept this 500-page illustrated diary about life in the “difrint ports & ships” he sailed in. Here are pages showing his self-portrait, the first page, pennants flying & a demasting www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article... - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

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George Hodge spent 43 years as a sailor, starting in 1790 at age 13, and kept this 500-page illustrated diary about life in the “difrint ports & ships” he sailed in. Here are pages showing his self-portrait, the first page, pennants flying & a demasting
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1044940/Diary-18th-century-sailor-provides-fascinating-insight-life-decks-Nelsons-navy.html

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