Gloria Britannica: or, The boast of the Brittish seas. : Containing a true and full account of the Royal Navy of England. Shewing where each ship was built, by whom, and when; its tuns, and number of men and guns, both in peace and war, at home and abroad. Together, with every man's pay, from a captain to a cabbin-boy; truly calculated and cast up, for a day, a week, a month, and a kalendar year, or 13 months and 1 day. Carefully collected and digested by a true lover of the seamen, and of long experience in the practices of the Navy and Admiralty; to this present year of 1696. Licensed.
1696
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Gloria Britannica: or, The boast of the Brittish seas. : Containing a true and full account of the Royal Navy of England. Shewing where each ship was built, by whom, and when; its tuns, and number of men and guns, both in peace and war, at home and abroad. Together, with every man's pay, from a captain to a cabbin-boy; truly calculated and cast up, for a day, a week, a month, and a kalendar year, or 13 months and 1 day. Carefully collected and digested by a true lover of the seamen, and of long experience in the practices of the Navy and Admiralty; to this present year of 1696. Licensed.
Created/published
London : Printed for Samuel Clark, in George-Yard in Lombard-Street, 1696.
Description
[8], 16, [4] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
A. B., author.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Note
With a verse on A1v: God rules by Land, and steers the course at sea; ... .
Title page is A2.
A1 and A2 are cancels.
Preface signed: A.B.
At foot of title: Price one shilling.
The last two leaves contain a table showing rates of pay in the Navy.
Title page is A2.
A1 and A2 are cancels.
Preface signed: A.B.
At foot of title: Price one shilling.
The last two leaves contain a table showing rates of pay in the Navy.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2010. Lost at Sea.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), B8
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R12098
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R12098
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
B8
Folger-specific note
133718. First and last leaves pasted to paper wrappers. Provenance: Harmsworth copy