GB 0369 DEN - Deane Collection

1 volume, manuscript, 79 pp

GB 0369 DEN c 1724 Collection (Fonds) 1 volume, manuscript, 79 pp Deane , John , 1679-1762 , diplomat and spy

John Deane (1679-1762) entered the Russian Navy in 1711 as a lieutenant and served until 1722 when he returned to Britain. In 1725 he was employed by the British Foreign Office to act officially as a commercial consul in St Petersburg and unofficially as a spy. He went on serve as commercial consul in Flanders before retiring to Britain.

Not known

Manuscript entitled History of the Russian Fleet during the reign of Peter the Great, long considered anonymous but now thought to have been written by John Deane who served in the navy of Peter the Great (1672-1725).

Single volume

Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.
English

On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website

Manuscript published in Russian as Istoriya rossiiskago flota v tsarstvovanie Petra Velikago (St Petersburg, 1897). It was also edited by Vice Admiral Cyprian A G Bridge and published by the Navy Records Association (London, 1899)
Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Revised Feb 2002 Deane , John , 1679-1762 , diplomat and spy Eastern Europe History Military engineering Naval history Peter I , 1672-1725 , Tsar of Russia x Peter the Great Russia Warfare Crimea

Not known

Manuscript entitled History of the Russian Fleet during the reign of Peter the Great, long considered anonymous but now thought to have been written by John Deane who served in the navy of Peter the Great (1672-1725).

Single volume

Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.

• inglês

• latim

English

On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• inglês