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Observations on the various systems of canal navigation, with inferences practical and mathematical; in which Mr Fulton's plan of wheel-boats and the utility of subterraneous and of small canals are particularly investigated Chapman, William 1797 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:626.1

Litteratur der mathematischen wissenschaften Murhard, F.W.A. 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 51:094

An impartial account of the life of Richard Parker, who was president of the delegates at the Nore, tried for mutiny, and condemned by a court martial held on board His Majesty's ship, Neptune, at Greenhithe 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.133(422.3)"1797"

Sea soldier : an officer of marines with Duncan, Nelson, Collingwood and Cockburn /by Anne Petrides and Jonathan Downs Wybourn, T. Marmaduke, Major 2000 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 92Wybourn

A description of the selenographia : an apparatus for exhibiting the phenomena of the moon. Together with an account of some of the purposes which it may be applied to Russell, John 1797 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 523.34:094:528.951

Companion to the planispherical planetarium : to which is prefixed an elementary introduction to the sciences of astronomy and geography Watson, F B 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094 <EXTI Philosophical Tracts:529.78

Nineteenth report : Secretary at War, Comptrollers of Army Accounts, Paymaster General Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Finance 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:342.537(42)"1797"

The art of making masts, yards, gaffs, booms, blocks, and oars, as practised in the Royal Navy and according to the most approved methods in the merchant service Steel, David, 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:629.12.014.21

A history of a voyage to the coast of Africa and travels into the interior of that country, containing particular descriptions of the climate and inhabitants and interesting particulars concerning the slave trade Hawkins, Joseph 1970 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1(6)"17"

An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China ... together with a relation of the voyage ... by His Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's service ... Staunton, George T, Sir 1797 • RARE-OVER • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(51)"1792/1794"

Letters of seamen in the wars with France, 1793-1815 edited by Helen Watt and Anne Hawkins. "Letters of seamen below the rank of commissioned officer are rare, both in original form and in print. This edited collection of 255 letters, written by seamen in the British Navy and their correspondents between 1793 and 1815, gives voice to a group of men whose lives and thoughts are otherwise mostly unknown. The letters are extremely valuable for the insights which they give into aspects of life below decks and the subjects close to the writers' hearts: money matters, ties with home and homesickness. They also provide eye-witness accounts of events during a tumultuous and important period of British and European history. One group of letters, included as a separate section, comprises the letters of seamen and their family and friends which were intercepted by the authorities during the mutinies of 1797. These letters shed a great deal of light on the extraordinary events of that year and of seamen's attitudes to the mutinies. The editors' introductory material, besides highlighting what the letters tell us about seamen's lives and attitudes, also discusses the extent of literacy amongst seamen, setting this into its wider contemporary popular context. The letters are supported by a substantial editorial apparatus and two detailed appendices containing biographies of seamen and information on select ships which took part in the mutinies of 1797."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 940.2

Introductio in ananlysin infinitorum Euler, Leonhard, 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 5.093:094

A fair statement of the real grievances experienced by the officers and sailors in the navy of Great Britain : with a plan of reform... in a letter to the Right Honourable Henry Dundas, Treasurer of the Navy... Naval Officer 1797 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:355.641.1(42)"17"

A complete system of astronomy Vince, S :-Rev 1797-1799 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 52.092:094

Prospectus and specimen of an history of marine architecture ... Charnock, John 1796 • RARE-FOLIO • 2 copies available. 094:629.12

The perpetual birthing and watch bill book, by which the most tedious part of birthing a ship's company may be performed as well before she is manned as after, and officers be materially assisted in fulfilling a very troublesome part of their duty ... Ross, D 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.718

Edmund Burke and the British Empire in the West Indies : wealth, power, and slavery /P.J. Marshall. "Edmund Burke was both a political thinker of the utmost importance and an active participant in the day-to-day business of politics. It is the latter role that is the concern of this book, showing Burke engaging with issues concerning the West Indies, which featured so largely in British concerns in the later eighteenth century. Initially, Burke saw the islands as a means by which his close connections might make their fortunes, later he was concerned with them as a great asset to be managed in the national interest, and, finally, he became a participant in debates about the slave trade. This volume adds a new dimension to assessments of Burke's views on empire, hitherto largely confined to Ireland, India, and America, and explores the complexities of his response to slavery. The system outraged his abundantly attested concern for the suffering caused by abuses of British power overseas, but one which he also recognised to be fundamental for sustaining the wealth generated by the West Indies, which he deemed essential to Britain's national power. He therefore sought compromises in the gradual reform of the system rather than immediate abolition of the trade or emancipation of the slaves."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.3209033

An essay on the different modes of communication by signals ... Gamble, J 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:627.72

Letter from Gabriel Snodgrass, Esq, to the Right Honorable Henry Dundas ... and to the Hon the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, and Court of Directors of the East-India Company, on the mode of improving the navy of Great Britain ... Snodgrass, Gabriel 1797 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:629.12

Annuaire de la Republique Francaise : presente au Corps Legislatif par Le Bureau des Longitudes, pour l'annee VI de l'ere francaise (1798 ancien style) France.-Corps Legislatif par Le Bureau des Longitudes 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 529:094

Drawings faithfully copied from nature at Naples and with permission dedicated to the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton ... MDCCXCIV Rehberg, Frederick 1797 • RARE-OVER • 2 copies available. 094:92Hamilton(084.1)

A Voyage round the world, performed during the years 1790, 1791 and 1792, by Etienne Marchand, preceded by a historical introduction, and illustrated by charts Claret de Fleurieu, Charles Pierre 1801 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 92Marchand

Tabulae logarithmico-trigonometricae cum diversis aliis in matheseos usum constructis tabulis et formulis Vega, George 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 519.66:094

Medical reports on the effects of water, cold and warm, as a remedy in fever, and febrile diseases: whether applied to the surface of the body, or used as a drink, with observations on the nature of fever, and on the effects of opium, alcohol, and inanition Currie, James 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:612.57

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