A treatise on the theory and practice of seamanship [electronic resource] : containing general rules for manœuvring vessels, with a moveable figure of a ship, So planned that the Sails, Rudder, and Hull may be made to perform the Manoeuvres according to the Rule laid down. To the above is added A Miscellaneous Chapter on the various Contrivances against Accidents, and a system of naval signals, The whole forming A useful Compendium to the Officer, to Instruct him when Young, and to Remind him when Old. the second edition, corrected and enlarged. By Richard Hall Gower, in the service of the Honourable East India Company.
1796
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A treatise on the theory and practice of seamanship [electronic resource] : containing general rules for manœuvring vessels, with a moveable figure of a ship, So planned that the Sails, Rudder, and Hull may be made to perform the Manoeuvres according to the Rule laid down. To the above is added A Miscellaneous Chapter on the various Contrivances against Accidents, and a system of naval signals, The whole forming A useful Compendium to the Officer, to Instruct him when Young, and to Remind him when Old. the second edition, corrected and enlarged. By Richard Hall Gower, in the service of the Honourable East India Company.
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London : printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster Row, 1796.
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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xxiii,[1],174p.,plates ; 8⁰.
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With the moveable figure of the ship.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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English Short Title Catalog, T77724.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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