Treasured Island: A Book Lover's Tour of Britain

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Squire Trelawney and Long John Silver both mention "Admiral Hawke", i.e. Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705–81), promoted to rear admiral in 1747. Fagone and Dizikes (September 10, 2019). "Treasure Island ferry terminal breaks ground in anticipation of 8,000 new SF homes". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved September 19, 2019. For a time, in London, there was an annual production of the musical Treasure Island, based on a book by Bernard Miles and Josephine Wilson. The music was composed by Cyril Ornadel and the lyrics by Hal Shaper. The musical was performed at the Mermaid Theatre, originally under the direction of Bernard Miles, who played Long John Silver, a part he also played in a television version. Comedian Spike Milligan would often play Ben Gunn in these productions, and in 1981, Tom Baker played Long John Silver.

Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands was supposedly mentioned to Stevenson by a sailor uncle, and also possesses a "Spyglass Hill" like the fictional Treasure Island. [17]a b c Office of Historic Preservation. "San Francisco". California Historical Landmarks. California Department of Parks and Recreation . Retrieved October 26, 2013. Hice, Eric; Schierling, Daniel (1996). Historical Study of Yerba Buena Island, Treasure Island, and their Buildings. pp.2–17. This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. Please relocate any relevant information into other sections or articles. ( July 2023) Knight, Heather (December 6, 2005). "SAN FRANCISCO / Board votes to close Treasure Island school". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved January 1, 2017. The island has a marina and a bikeway connecting to the newly completed Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. Raised walkways circumscribe nearly the entire island along five streets (Avenue of the Palms, Perimeter Road, Avenue N, Pan American World Airways Esplanade and Clipper Cove Way, formerly known as 1st Street).

The preceding two references are inconsistent, as the Cassandra (and presumably Silver) was in the Indian Ocean during the time that Scudamore was surgeon on board the Royal Fortune, in the Gulf of Guinea.

Treasure Island Naval Auxiliary Air Facility (historical) (1988803)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 25, 2013. Silver: Return to Treasure Island (2012) is a sequel by former Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom Andrew Motion. [37]