Etats appréçiés de la dépense de la construction, armement et equipement d'un vaisseau de 100 canons, d'un de 80, d'un de 74 et d'un de 64 pour une campagne de 6 mois : manuscript, 1768.

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Etats appréçiés de la dépense de la construction, armement et equipement d'un vaisseau de 100 canons, d'un de 80, d'un de 74 et d'un de 64 pour une campagne de 6 mois : manuscript, 1768.

Detailed table of contents at the beginning; comparative expense summary at the end.

281 p., bound ; 15 cm.

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Houghton Library

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