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Archive Print Item: Anglo-French 3 1740/HAL

Instructions pour les mariniers : contenant la maniere de rendre l'eau de mer potable, de conserver l'eau douce, le biscuit, le bled, et de saler les animaux : et diverses autres expériences physiques, lûës dans la Société Roïale de Londres

Hales, Stephen (1677-1761); Bertrand, Jean (1708-1777)

1740

Translated by Jean Bertrand.

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Archive Print Item: English U-29/DAN

Two years before the mast : a personal narrative of life at sea

Dana, Richard Henry (1815-1882)

1840

Published anonymously, but for the author's initials on p. 5. "It has been asserted, and generally accepted, that there were two printings dated 1840; and that the first of these may be identified b...

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Archive Print Item: Early Dictionaries B-3.93 WIN

W. à Winschootens Seeman : behelsende een grondige uitlegging van de Neederlandse konst, en spreekwoorden, voor soo veel die uit de seevaart sijn ontleend, en bij de beste schrijvers deeser eeuw gevonden werden

Winschooten, Wigardus à

1681

Added engraved title-page. Printer's device on title-page.

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Archive Print Item: Large Economics H-4 PLI

Our seamen : An appeal

Plimsoll, Samuel (1824-1898)

1873

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Archive Print part: BC Sc/HAL

Philosophical experiments: containing useful, and necessary instructions for such as undertake long voyages at sea : Shewing how sea-water may be made fresh and wholsome: and how fresh water may be preserv'd sweet. How biscuit, corn, &c. may be secured from the weevel, meggots, and other insects. And flesh preserv'd in hot climates, by salting animals whole. To which is added, an account of several experiments and observations on chalybeate or steel-waters... which were read before the Royal-society, at several of their meetings

Hales, Stephen (1677-1761)

1739

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