A treatise of artillery : containing I. General constructions of brass and iron guns used by sea and land, and their carriages. II. General constructions of mortars and howitzes , their beds and carriages. III. Dimensions of all carriages used in artillery. IV. Exercise of the regiment at home, and service abroad in a siege or battle. V. Its march and encampment, ammunition, stores, and horses. VI. Lastly, the necessary laboratory work for fire-ships, &c. To which is prefixed, an introduction, with a theory of powder applied to fire-arms. With large additions, alterations, and corrections, according to the second London edition. By John Muller, professor of artillery and fortification, and preceptor of engineering, &c. to His Royal Highness the late Duke of Gloucester.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muller, John, 1699-1784.

Contributor:

Steiner, Melchior, -1807?, printer.

Cist, Charles, 1738-1805, printer.

Norman, John, 1748?-1817, publisher.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artillery.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, xl, 215 pages, 1 unnumbered page, xxviii, that is, 29 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed by Styner and Cist, in Second-Street, for John Norman, engraver, 1779.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

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 Boston Public Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 16378

Rink, E. Technical Americana, 2169

English Short Title Catalog, W24279.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.