Gloria Britannica: or, The boast of the Brittish seas : 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.
Author/creator |
A. B. |
Format | Electronic and Book |
Publication Info | 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. |
Description | [8], 10, [6] p. : ill. |
Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240942453 |
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Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
General note | With a verse on A1v: God rules by Land, and steers the course at sea; ... . |
General note | Title page is A2. |
General note | "To the reader" signed: A.B. |
General note | At end of imprint and again at foot of title: Price one shilling. |
General note | The last two leaves contain a table showing rates of pay in the Navy. |
General note | Reproduction of original in the British Library. |
References | Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) B7B |
Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2469:14) |
Stock number | CL0037000103 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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