The Naval Songster, or Jack Tar's Chest of Conviviality, for 1798. Containing a Collection of the Best Songs That Ever Were Written, ... with a Full Length Portrait of a Jack Tar. Embellished with a

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale ...