[ Photographs ] (Naval) West & Son British maritime album containing more than 170 behind-the- scenes photographs devoted to the H. M. S. Jupiter, including views of the engine room; close-ups of navigational apparatus; humorous scenes of rows of

[ Photographs ] (Naval) West & Son British maritime album containing more than 170 behind-the- scenes photographs devoted to the H. M. S. Jupiter, including views of the engine room; close-ups of navigational apparatus; humorous scenes of rows of laundry drying on the main deck and a follow-up print of clean clothes neatly folded; military drills on the high seas; assorted views of the ship and sister ships from a distance; sleeping cabins, the dining facilities, and parlor: and a large group of small-format snaps that focus on the midshipmen's quotidian activities, with prints of the men sewing, playing cricket (!), exercising, playing with the ship's mascot (a kitty), getting a shave en plein air, awaiting orders, and more. Printing-out paper prints, 7x 9inches and 3.5 x 4.5inches., each with the photographer's embossed credit on recto. Oblong 4to, 1/2 morocco edgewear. 1890s E3500-4500 An album suffused with the spirit of male bonding that lovingly chronicles every nook and cranny of this handsomely appointed vessel.