The naval history of Great Britain : With the lives of the most illustrious admirals and commanders, deduced from the first establishment of the British marine, and interspersed with accounts of the most important discoveries made in the several parts of the world, from the earliest account of time to the year 1761. Containing particularly the lives of Sir Peter Warren, Admiral Edw. Vernon, Rt. Hon. Ed. Boscawen. With an account of the galtant actions of the admirals Lord Viscount Howe, Lord Hawke, Sir Charles Saunders, George Pocock, Richard Tyrrell. Likewise of the Captains Sir James Douglas, George Elliott, Coningshy Norbury, Arthur Forrest, James Gilchrist, John Lockart Ross. Ornamented with twenty-three copper plates, representing the most eminent naval commanders, with maps of the four quarters of the globe, and elegant engravings, by the most eminent artists, of the most signal engagements of the British Navy. Likewise an historical account of the conquests of Senegal, Goree, Guadaloupe, Quebec, &c. The whole being a compleat naval history, brought down to the reign of King George the Third. The second edition. By John Barrow, Esq; Vol. I.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrow, John (Teacher of mathematics)

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

Naval history of Great Britain. Vol. 1-4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Navy--Biography.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Royal Navy.

Naval history.

Great Britain--History, Naval--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xlviii, 271 pages, 1 unnumbered page, xii, 336, ix pages, 1 unnumbered page, 339 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 564 pages, 19 unnumbered leaves of plates (6 folded) : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for T. Lowndes, No. 77, in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Each volume with separate dated title page, pagination and register.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas".

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N72087.

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Restricted for use by site license.