Surveys of the seas : a brief history of British hydrography

Blewitt, Mary

1957, First Edition. [London] : Macgibbon & Kee. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked black cloth over bevelled boards, with panel edges and endbands showing minor wear. Light foxing to edges and prelims. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #477423

Physical description; 168 pages : plates (some colour), maps, charts ; 39 cm. Notes; Foreword by Archibald Day; appendix on ships and instruments by G.P.B. Naish. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Great Britain. Hydrographic Department – History. Hydrographic surveying – Great Britain – History – 18th-19th centuries.

Price: €60.00