000511224 000__ 03644cam\a2200397\\\4500 000511224 001__ 511224 000511224 005__ 20210716015447.0 000511224 006__ m\\\\|o\\d\|\\\\\\ 000511224 007__ cr||n||||||||n 000511224 008__ 800521s1763\\\\enk||||\o\\\\\00|\||eng\c 000511224 035__ $$a(Uk-ES)006370015 000511224 035__ $$a(OCoLC)642237376 000511224 035__ $$a(CU-RivES)T100342 000511224 040__ $$aUk-ES$$cUk-ES$$dCStRLIN$$dCU-RivES$$dCengage Gale 000511224 1001_ $$aRobson, Joseph. 000511224 24510 $$a(inscribed to the British land and sea officers.) The British Mars.$$h[electronic resource] :$$bContaining several schemes and inventions, to be practised by land or sea against the enemies of Great-Britain. Shewing more plainly, the great advantage Britain has over other nations, by being masters at sea. In Two Parts. Part I. contains. The Construction of Boats both to stow in less room in Ships, and goswiftly, to discover an Enemy's Coast, and to land and embark Troops with greater Safety; also to construct Vessels to lye nearer the Shore, to better protect the Troops in landing or embarking; also rolling Defences to be used as floating Batteries, or as Floats for landing Cannon, &c. and for making Defences and Batteries on Shore more expeditiously, and for filling up Ditchee, &c. Also contains a Method to fit old Ships of War and small floating Batteries, to batter land Defences with greater Force; and another Method to fit old Ships of War (that cannot be sunk by Shot) to lye before Batteries and receive the Shot, while other Ships pass by; with Remarks and Observations. Part II. contains Methods to fortify dwelling Houses, that even Women and Children may defend themselves from Indians with small Arms, designed for our Settlements in America, and other Places. Also a new Method of Fortification, and making Batteries. To which is added, an appendix, Containing a Scheme for Manning the British Navy, with less Grievance to the Subject; And a Scheme to employ Seamen: Of a Copper Mine near Hudson's Bay: And of discovering the North-West Passage, or determine there is no such Passage; with Cautions and Directions. By Joseph Robson, engineer. The whole illustrated by eleven plates. 000511224 2463_ $$aBritish Mars 000511224 260__ $$aLondon :$$bprinted for the author; and sold by William Flexney, near Grays-Inn Gate, Holborn,$$cMDCCLXIII. [1763] 000511224 300__ $$a[2],xii,210p.,XI plates ;$$c8⁰. 000511224 500__ $$aThe appendix includes: 'An abstract of an account of the captivity of the wife and children of John Hanson.'. 000511224 500__ $$aSignatures: pi1 a⁶ B-O⁸ chi1. 000511224 500__ $$aWith errata on pi1. 000511224 500__ $$aPlate no. 4 faces p. 40 - pasted onto chi1v. 000511224 500__ $$aReproduction of original from British Library. 000511224 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000511224 509__ $$aSignatures, errata, and plate information from RPJCB 000511224 5104_ $$aSabin,$$c72260 000511224 5104_ $$aEnglish Short Title Catalog,$$cT100342. 000511224 533__ $$aElectronic reproduction.$$bFarmington Hills, Mich. :$$cCengage Gale,$$d2009.$$nAvailable via the World Wide Web.$$nAccess limited by licensing agreements.$$7s2009 miunns 000511224 650_0 $$aFortification$$zGreat Britain$$vEarly works to 1800. 000511224 650_0 $$aMilitary engineering$$vEarly works to 1800. 000511224 650_0 $$aWarships$$zGreat Britain$$vEarly works to 1800. 000511224 752__ $$aGreat Britain$$bEngland$$dLondon. 000511224 852__ $$bebk 000511224 85640 $$3Eighteenth Century Collections Online$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://find.gale.com/ecco/infomark.do?contentSet=ECCOArticles&docType=ECCOArticles&bookId=0182500300&type=getFullCitation&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docLevel=TEXT_GRAPHICS&version=1.0&source=library&userGroupName=usi$$zOnline Access 000511224 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:511224$$pGLOBAL_SET 000511224 980__ $$aEBOOK 000511224 980__ $$aBIB 000511224 982__ $$aEbook 000511224 983__ $$aOnline