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The elements of navigation; : containing the theory and practice. With the necessary tables, ... To which is added, A treatise of marine fortification. ... By J. Robertson, ... The fifth edition, with additions. Carefully revised and corrected by William Wales

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1786.
Call number: 215905
Creator: Robertson, J (1712-1776)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (8vo)
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