Sir Cloudesley Shovell : Stuart admiral
Harris, Simon2001
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This is the first in-depth biography of a naval man, who in his day was as famous as Horatio Nelson. The story highlights the imprecision of early 18th century navigation which was to lead to Shovell's violent death with 2,000 of his men.
Main title:
Sir Cloudesley Shovell : Stuart admiral / by Simon Harris.
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Imprint:
Staplehurst : Spellmount, 2001.
Collation:
xv, 431p., [8]p. of plates : ill., facsim., geneal. tables, maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-414) and index.
ISBN:
9781862270992 (hbk)
Dewey class:
359.331092359.331092 NA
Local class:
B/SHO
Language:
English
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BRN:
671089
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