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Author additional ss Manship, S. (Samuel), publisher.

Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts

1. The gentleman's dictionary : in three parts : viz. I. The art of riding the great horse: containing the terms and phrases us'd in the manage, and the diseases and accidents of horses : II. The military art; explaining the terms and phrases us'd in field or garison; the terms relating to artillery; the works and motions of attack and defence; and the post and duty of all the officers of the army: illustrated with historical instances, taken from the actions of our armies : III. The art of navigation; explaining the terms of naval affairs; as building, rigging, working, and fighting of ships; the post and duty of sea-officers, &c. : with historical examples taken from the actions of our fleet : each part done alphabetically, from the sixteenth edition of the original French, published by the Sieur Guillet, and dedicated to the Dauphin ; with large additions, alterations and improvements, adapted to the customs and actions of the English; and above forty curious cuts, that were not in the original.

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Creator:: Guillet de Saint-Georges, Georges, 1625–1705
Date:: 1705
Physical Description:: [384] pages, [3] folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A new discovery of a vast country in America : extending above four thousand miles, between New France and New Mexico : with a description of the great lakes, cataracts, rivers, plants, and animals : also, the manners, customs, and languages of the several native Indians, and the advantage of commerce with those different nations : with a continuation, giving an account of the attempts of the Sieur de la Salle upon the mines of St. Barbe, &c. : the taking of Quebec by the English, with the advantages of a shorter cut to China and Japan : both parts illustrated, with maps and figures, and dedicated to His Majesty K. William / by L. Hennepin, now resident in Holland ; to which are added, several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition.

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Creator:: Hennepin, Louis, active 17th century
Date:: 1698
Physical Description:: [22], 243, [1], [32], 228 pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts