"A collection of Plans of all the Fortified Places in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, exactly drawn from the originals in the possession of His Sicilian Majesty, upon a smaller scale ..." [presented and inscribed to King George III., by Sir William Hamilton, envoy at Naples, 24 Sept. 1766]. 1766.

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"A collection of Plans of all the Fortified Places in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, exactly drawn from the originals in the possession of His Sicilian Majesty, upon a smaller scale ..." [presented and inscribed to King George III., by Sir William Hamilton, envoy at Naples, 24 Sept. 1766]. 1766.

[66] leaves (1 folded) : [38] plans ; 32 x 23 cm.

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