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Record Nr.

UNISA996394209603316

Autore

A. B

Titolo

Gloria Britannica: or, The boast of the Brittish seas [[electronic resource] ] : Containing, a true and full account of the Royal Navy of England, shewing, where each ship was built, by whom, and when; its length, breadth, depth, draught of water, tuns, the number of mens and guns, both in peace and war, at home and abroad. Together, with every man's pay, from a captain to a cabin-boy; truly calculated and cast up, for a day, a week, a month, and a kalendar year, or 13 months and 1 day. Carefully collected and digested by a true lover of the seamen, and of long experience in the practices of the Navy and Admiralty. Licensed, April the 9th. 1689

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed, and sold by E. Smith, at the Bible, under the Piazza of the Royal Exchange, and George Harwar, near the Hermitage-Bridge, Wapping, compass-maker, 1690

Descrizione fisica

[8], 10, [6] p. : ill

Soggetti

Great Britain History, Naval Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

With a verse on A1v: God rules by Land, and steers the course at sea; ... .

Title page is A2.

"To the reader" signed: A.B.

At end of imprint and again at foot of title: Price one shilling.

The last two leaves contain a table showing rates of pay in the Navy.

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018