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'The Voyage of the 73rd Regiment of Foot' by Alexander Huey, 1809-1811

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Call number: B 1514

Author: Huey, Alexander

Date: May 1809 - April 1810; 29 October 1810 - 21 February 1811

Description: Consisting of two edited journals dated May 1809 - April 1810 and 29 October 1810 - 21 February 1811. Ensign Alexander Huey was a junior officer of the 73rd Regiment of Foot at the time of the voyages described in the journal. After brief service with the 73rd, Huey retired to become a painter of miniature portraits. It was probably largely because of his admiration for the artist John William Lewin that Huey determined to leave the army and become a professional painter.

Communities: Eora