Excerpt from Narrative of Cruises in the Mediterranean in H. M.S. "Euryalus" And "Chanticleer" During the Greek War of Independence, 1822-1826 A collection of sketches also came to hand, executed by the same officer on the spot, and some. Were selected for illustrations to render the narrative more acceptable and life-like. These afford views of the older fortifications of ports and the old form of ships of our squadrons, before the period of shell guns and armour-clads. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.