The Sailor's Journal, A New Song
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Sailor's Journal, A New Song is a 1750 by J. Evans, depicting sheet music, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print is J. Evans’ sheet music for *The Sailor’s Journal, A New Song*. Sold in London around the late 1700s, it’s a single page meant for sailors and taverns alike. The text is just lyrics—no notes or instruments—so singers had to know the tune by heart. It shows how music spread fast in the 18th century. Cheap prints like this one made new songs popular overnight. Next time you need a tune, look up the sheet music at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
