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Archive Item

Steel's List of the Royal Navy

1799

Includes names of officers and names of vessels lost, taken or destroyed since the beginning of the war

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Sebastian Brant, Navis Stultifera
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Sebastian Brant, Navis Stultifera

1497

Place of publication: Basel, Germany Typology: Roman Initials: None Illustrations: Large woodcut, showing various animals on medieval Wheel of Fortune. Partial decorative border in right-hand ...

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Sebastian Brant. Navis Stultifera
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Sebastian Brant. Navis Stultifera

1497

Place of publication: Basel, Germany Typology: Roman Initials: None Illustrations: None Layout: Text centralised and character names in left-hand margin. Title 'FOLIO' at head of page.

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The fair Quaker of Deal : or, The humours of the navy : a comedy

Shadwell, Charles (fl.1710-1720); Bell, John (1745-1831)

1791

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The fair Quaker of Deal : or, The humours of the navy : a comedy

Shadwell, Charles (fl.1710-1720); Bell, John (1745-1831)

1791

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Memoires relating to the state of the Royal Navy of England, for ten years, determin'd December 1688

Pepys, Samuel (1633-1703)

Printed Anno 1690

By Samuel Pepys. Place of publication from Wing. Illustrations: folding table, with heading: A general state of account, relating to the 400000. l. per ann. payable out of the exchequer to the Tre...

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The fair Quaker of Deal, or, The humours of the Navy. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theater-Royal in Drury-Lane

Shadwell, Charles (1726)

1710

The dedication signed: C.S. i.e. Charles Shadwell. With a half-title. Reproduction of original from British Library. Indexed in: Smith, Joseph. Anti-Quakeriana,

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Title: On the business of Brest in 1692. To the tune of Which Nobody Can Deny

Author: Hall, Henry, the elder

Date(s): 1692 (title)

Manuscript: Lt q 5

Contents: Satirical song on the rout of the english navy at Brest, 1692

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