Templeton Worcester (1 results)
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More imagesAn invaluable discovery. P. B. Templeton, B. P. Worcester and the heirs of Col. John H. Sherburne, proprietors [drop title]
Templeton, P. B., B. P. Worcester & the heirs of Col. John H. Sherburne
Published by [Buell & Blanchard, printers, n.d.], [Washington, D.C. 1852
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB)
Contact seller5-star seller12mo, 12pp., stitched, as issued; 1 folding lithograph plate; fine. A proposal for making approaches to harbors safe in foul weather, by submerging a cable of considerable length sufficiently below the surface of the water that a ship might purposely snag the cable with its anchor. The folding plate is quite nice, even though th…e scheme seems half-baked at best. Not in NUC. Hagley Museum and AAS only in OCLC.
