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A practical treatise on propelling vessels by steam, &c

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1816.
Call number: 44860
Creator: Buchanan, Robertson (1770-1816)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 23 cm
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