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XII, 97, [3 blank] pp.Enlarged second edition of a work on the sea battle at Cape St Vincent, by the English army officer and military historian John Drinkwater Bethune (1762-1844), "one of the most important eye-witness accounts of the battle, by a spectator rather than a participant" (NMM). The battle the took place near Cape St Vincent, Portugal, on 14 February 1797, when the British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeated the much larger Spanish fleet. The work honours Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), whose contribution during the battle was essential, and the present edition is enlarged with some anecdotes from Nelson himself. The work opens with a preface, followed by a description of the battle. The appendix contains a list of killed and wounded marines, two lists with the names of the ships of the British and Spanish fleet, and 8 battle plans, showing the positions of the ships of both fleets during different hours of the battle.With traces of a removed bookplate on paste-down. Binding very slightly rubbed, slightly damaged at the top and bottom of spine. Internally in very good condition.l NMM V, 1765.
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[14], 148, [6] pp. textItalian edition, Thurnmayer issue (one of two simultaneous issues), of a fortification atlas of the Low Countries, published in the same year in German as Schau-platz desz Niederlandes. The 120 plans are well engraved and show the fortifications of all important cities and towns. The majority are copies after Blaeu and Beaulieu. They are preceded by a geographical and historical description. It was written by Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato (1606-1678), a notable Italian military officer, tactician, diplomatist and military draughtsman. He fought against the Spanish under the command of Prince Maurits of Nassau. As the author is Italian it can be presumed that this edition preceded the German.Wormholes in the first five leaves and the last three maps, dampstain to the first 10 leaves, restorations to the back of the frontispiece, the folding map partly restored, but still with a tear along a fold, but with most of the plans still in very good condition. Wormholes in the spine, one hinge partly cracked, top of the spine damaged and the binding heavily rubbed in general.l ICCU 001020; P.H. Meurer, "Das niederländischen Städtebuch des Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato" in: Quaerendo XII, pp. 199-220; cf. Sloos, Warfare 15046 (German ed.); not in Jordan.