In order to coincide with their
Admiral Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander exhibition the National Museums of Scotland have recently published two blog posts on Cochrane.
Admiral Cochrane: entrepreneurial engineerBy Desmond Thomas, Volunteer, National War Museum
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You can go on the 26th? I will so be waiting for your report. Ah, to hear Cordingly!
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that large format booklet
If they had a catalogue, I would gladly buy that too, or otherwise a copy of that booklet (fotocopies would be fine too)
If you can, please also thank Mr Cordingly for bringing Mr Guthrie to the attention of readers. :D His great-great grandniece is a charming person
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I am very shy about talking to "famous people" but I will try and pluck up the courage to thank MR Cordingly on your behalf :)
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The exhibition produces not only withdrawal symptoms but definite grabby-hands syndrome, esp when it comes to the logbooks of Pallas and Sophie Speedy...or TC's commission as Rear-Admiral signed by the First Sealord Thomas Hardy famous for kissing the dying Lord Nelson at Trafalgar in 1805
...and that five-minute intro film which end with dear Jack standing on the bowsprit *slobbers undignified*
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