History of the Russian fleet during the reign of Peter the Great / by a contemporary Englishman (1724) ; edited by Vice-Admiral Cyprian A.G. Bridge, K.C.B
1899, First Edition. [London] : Printed for the Navy Records Society. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Slightly shadow stained. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #449910
Series; Publications of the Navy Records Society ; v. 15. Physical description; xxvi, 161 pages ; 25 cm. Notes; "The ms. of which the present edition ... is the first that has been printed in English, has already been published in Russian ... It is really a history of Peter the Great's Baltic Fleet." The ms. is the property of Count E. Poutiatine. The author, presumably a naval officer in the tsar's service, has not been identified. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Russia. Voenny flot History 18th century. Peter I, Emperor of Russia (1672-1725). Russia History, Naval Sources.
Price: €45.00