A complete history of the most remarkable transactions at sea : from the earliest accounts of time to the conclusion of the last war with France : wherein is given an account of the most considerable naval-expeditions, sea-fights, stratagems, discoveries, and other maritime occurrences that have happen'd among all nations which have flourished at sea : and in a more particular manner of Great Britain, from the time of the Revolution, in the year 1688, to the aforesaid period : adorn'd with sea-charts adapted to the History : with an exact index of the names of all the places where any considerable battel has been fought, in any part of the world : in five books / by Josiah Burchett, esq., secretary of the Admiralty

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Notes: "Parts 4 and 5 rewritten from the author's 'Memoirs of transactions at sea, during the war with France, beginning 1688 and ending 1697,' first published at London, 1703. Cf. Pref."--NUC pre-56, v. 84, p. 487.; The nine maps or sea-charts were prepared by Herman Moll.; Frontispiece signed: J. Thornhill inv. et del.; Ger. vander Gucht sculpsit.; Title printed in red and black, within black double-rule border.; Head- and tail-pieces; initials; side-notes; press-marks.; With half-title leaf (wanting in SCDIRB copy).; Signatures: pi² A⁴ a-e⁴ f² B-5I⁴ 5K-5Q² 5R⁴ (-5R4).; The final p. is blank.; Errata on p. [32]-[33] (3rd group).; Sabin 9205

Author: Burchett, Josiah 1666?-1746; Burchett, Josiah 1666?-1746 Memoirs of transactions at sea, during the war with France
cartographer: Moll, Herman d. 1732
ill: Thornhill, James Sir 1675-1734
engraver: Van der Gucht, Gerard 1696-1776
former owner: Hudson, Henry M.D. DSI

Physical description: [56], 800, [34] p., [10] leaves of plates (9 folded) : ill., maps ; 32 cm. (fol.)