Josiah Burchett: A Complete History of the most Remarkable Transactions at Sea, from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Conclusion of the Last War with France. Wherein Is given an Account of the most considerable Naval-Expeditions, Sea-Fights, Stratagems, Discoveries, and Other Maritime Occurrences that have happend among all Nations which have flourished at Sea: And in a more particular manner of Great Britain, from the time of the Revolution, in the Year 1688, to the aforesaid Period. Adornd with Sea-Charts adapted to the History. With an exact Index of the Names of all the Places where any considerable Battel has been fought, in any Part of the World. / In Five Books. / By Josiah Burchett, Esq; Secretary of the Admiralty

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Josiah Burchett : A Complete History of the most Remarkable Transactions at Sea, from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Conclusion of the Last War with France. Wherein Is given an Account of the most considerable Naval-Expeditions, Sea-Fights, Stratagems, Discoveries, and Other Maritime Occurrences that have happend among all Nations which have flourished at Sea: And in a more particular manner of Great Britain, from the time of the Revolution, in the Year 1688, to the aforesaid Period. Adornd with Sea-Charts adapted to the History. With an exact Index of the Names of all the Places where any considerable Battel has been fought, in any Part of the World. / In Five Books. / By Josiah Burchett, Esq; Secretary of the Admiralty

J. & J. Walthoe, London, c. 1720.

Contemporary full calf with gilt borders, spine rebacked with seven compartments of raised bands, red morocco label on two and gilt text on seven. , Contemporary full calf with gilt borders, spine rebacked with seven compartments of raised bands, red morocco label on two and gilt text on seven. , Small folio, P. (2), blank, privilege, blank, portrait, frontis, blank, title, blank, dedication (4), preface (36), contents (12), 1-800, index (31), errata (2), blank, (2)., Title in red and black. Includes engraved portrait, frontispiece, and nine folding naval charts by Hermann Moll.

“This volume is particularly important in the literature of naval history, not only as a narrative of naval operations in the Nine Years’ War and the War of the Spanish Succession, but as the first general naval history written in the English language” (DNB)., DNB III:291; ESTC t144100; Masien & Lancaster 595; Sabin 9205.

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Josiah Burchett : A Complete History of the most Remarkable Transactions at Sea, from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Conclusion of the Last War with France. Wherein Is given an Account of the most considerable Naval-Expeditions, Sea-Fights, Stratagems, Discoveries, and Other Maritime Occurrences that have happend among all Nations which have flourished at Sea: And in a more particular manner of Great Britain, from the time of the Revolution, in the Year 1688, to the aforesaid Period. Adornd with Sea-Charts adapted to the History. With an exact Index of the Names of all the Places where any considerable Battel has been fought, in any Part of the World. / In Five Books. / By Josiah Burchett, Esq; Secretary of the Admiralty is listed for sale on Bibliophile Bookbase by Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books.

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