Gloria Britannica; or, the boast of the Brittish seas. Containing a true and full account of the Royal Navy of England. Shewing, where each ship was built, by whom, and when; its length, breadth, depth, draught of water, tuns, the number of men and guns, both in peace and war, at home and abroad. Together, with every man's pay, from a captain to a cabin-boy; truly calculated and cast up, for a day, a week, a month, and a kalendar year, or 12 months and 1 day. Carefully collected and digested by a true lover of the seamen, and of long experience in the practices of the Navy and Admiralty. Licensed, April the 9th. 1689

All titles

• Gloria Britannica; or, the boast of the Brittish seas. Containing a true and full account of the Royal Navy of England. Shewing, where each ship was built, by whom, and when; its length, breadth, depth, draught of water, tuns, the number of men and guns, both in peace and war, at home and abroad. Together, with every man's pay, from a captain to a cabin-boy; truly calculated and cast up, for a day, a week, a month, and a kalendar year, or 12 months and 1 day. Carefully collected and digested by a true lover of the seamen, and of long experience in the practices of the Navy and Admiralty. Licensed, April the 9th. 1689
• Gloria Britannica; Boast of the Brittish seas

People / Organizations

• Thomas Howkins ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for Thomas Howkins in George-Yard in Lombard-street, 1689.

Publication year

1689

ESTC No.

R2561

Grub Street ID

109104

Description

[8], 10, [6] p. : ill., woodcut ; 4°.

Note

"To the reader" signed: A.B

Pagination from Bernard Quaritch catalog 1165, no. 77; this has "4 unnumbered leaves (initial leaf with a woodcut of a ship and verses..), pp. 10, followed by a leaf of Howkins' [sic] advertisements and two unnumbered leaves giving a table of naval wages.".