SHIPBUILDING ACT (1694). An Act for Building Good and Defensible Ships.

NINE YEARS WAR. Great Britain. Parliament.

Published by London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1694

Condition: Very Good Soft cover

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Folio (11.5 inches). 5 & 6 William & Mary, Chapter 24. General title leaf + pages 447-449. Woodcut Royal coat of arms, headband, and decorative initial. Text in Black Letter. Neatly extracted from a bound volume and expertly mended. The objective of the Act was to encourage the building of larger vessels with heavier armament, and adapted for long military voyages rather than for general commerce. Seller Inventory # 023

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Title: SHIPBUILDING ACT (1694). An Act for Building...

Publisher: London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb

Publication Date: 1694

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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