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A description of the maritime parts of France, containing a particular account of all the fortified towns, forts, harbours, bays, and rivers, with their Tides, Currents, Soundings, Shoals, &c. Also of all Manufactures, and Articles of Commerce, and of the most remarkable Invasions, Sieges, and Sea-Fights, which have happened on or near that Coast. Illustrated with charts of the Sea-Coast, and Plans of all the Fortified Places on it. Collected from the best Authorities. Engraved by Tho. Jefferys, Geographer to his Majesty. To which are prefixed, A Glossary, and Plans of the several Parts of Fortification, on two Plates, to explain the Terms made Use of in the Work.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Harbors--France.
- Harbors.
- Cartography--France.
- Cartography.
- Fortification--France.
- Fortification.
- France--Description and travel.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([2],4,[4],10,505,[1],p.,II,LXXXIV[i.e.LXXXV]plates )
- Other Title:
- Description of the maritime parts of France,
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for Thomas Jefferys, at Charing-Cross, MDCCLXI. [1761]
- Notes:
- Published in parts, the direction line containing part numbers up to no.XLII (p.333).
- Plates LXXXIII and LXXXV both misnumbered LXXXIV.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T130589.
- OCLC:
- 642363694
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