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This is one of two family photo albums from the family of John Jarvis was the admiral of the royal fleet. There are photographs of images of him in the album and some of the photographs are identified in pencil on the bottom.
There are a total of 44 CDV photographs.Not all photographs have been identified and not all photographs have been pictured in this listing because I’m limited on how many I can post. There are two or three that are missing from the pages, but there’s also some loose. I have not removed any photographs from this album. This is complete from the estate and I have not removed anything. This is a fresh estate find.
see posted images, photos are in great shape. There is a tissue paper that is crackled over the images, but that is just that paper not the actual photograph, the images are usually much clearer than posted photos,the spine and cover have started to separate.
Please check my other sales for morevintage photos.
Use posted sale images to determine condition.
In most cases, the actual original photos are much clearer than the posted images.
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If you have any questions, feel free to email me and I will do my best to answer.
Admiral of the FleetJohn Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent(9 January 1735 – 13 March 1823) was aRoyal Navyofficer and politician. Jervis served throughout the latter half of the 18th century and into the 19th, and was an active commander during theSeven Years\' War,American War of Independenceand theFrench Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for his victory at the 1797Battle of Cape St. Vincent, from which he earned his titles, and as a patron ofHoratio Nelson.[2][3]
The Right Honourable
The Earl of St Vincent
GCBPC[1]The Earl of St Vincent, byLemuel Francis Abbott, 1795, courtesy of theNational Portrait GalleryBorn9 January 1735
Meaford Hall, Staffordshire, EnglandDied13 March 1823(aged88)
Rochetts,Brentwood, Essex, EnglandBuriedStone, StaffordshireAllegianceUnited KingdomBranchRoyal NavyYearsof service1749–1823RankAdmiral of the Islands Station
Mediterranean Fleet
Channel Fleet
First Lord of the AdmiraltyBattles / wars
- Seven Years\' War
- American War of Independence
- First Battle of Ushant
- Third Battle of Ushant
- Battle of Cape Spartel
- French Revolutionary Wars
- Battle of Martinique
- Invasion of Guadeloupe
- Battle of Cape St. Vincent
- Napoleonic Wars
Jervis was also recognised by both political and military contemporaries as a fine administrator and naval reformer.[4]AsCommander-in-chiefof theMediterranean, between 1795 and 1799 he introduced a series of severestanding ordersto avertmutiny. He applied those orders to both seamen and officers alike, a policy that made him a controversial figure. He took hisdisciplinariansystem of command with him when he took command of theChannel Fleetin 1799. In 1801, asFirst Lord of the Admiralty, he introduced a number of reforms that, though unpopular at the time, made the Navy more efficient and more self-sufficient. He introduced innovations, includingblock making machineryatPortsmouth Royal Dockyard. St Vincent was known for his generosity to officers he considered worthy of reward, and his swift and often harsh punishment of those he felt deserved it.
Jervis\' entry in theOxford Dictionary of National Biographyby P. K. Crimmin describes his contribution to history: \"His importance lies in his being the organiser of victories; the creator of well-equipped, highly efficient fleets; and in training a school of officers as professional, energetic, and devoted to the service as himself.\"[5]
