29th Congress, 1st Session. [Senate.] [187]; Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in Answer, To a resolution of the Senate of the 3d of February, 1846; communicating information in regard to the naval power of each maritime nation of the world, with the tonnage, number of merchant ships, and aggregate commerce of each. March 3, 1846.

Published by Washington, D.C., 1846

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Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books

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Original publisher's beige paper wrappers. 6" x 9 1/2." Nineteen pages, complete (except for a few portions of text, described below). Pages are clean and intact overall but there is light age toning throughout, darkening and soiling on first few pages and verso of last page, and a chip measuring about 1" x 1 1/2" on first page and a few of the last pages. The chip affects text on Pages 17-19. Page 18 has some loss of text, namely, two numbers that show the number of war steamers owned by Denmark and Austria, respectively. The affected text on Pages 17 and 19 can still be made out or inferred; the affected texts on Page 17 are "headers" about the number of vessels engaged in trade; the affected texts on Page 19 are the names of countries, namely, Sardinia, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, and Brazil. A Good copy. A report submitted by Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft to the United States Senate about other countries' navies from around the world. Report is predominantly statistical data. Among the countries or regions reported on are Great Britain, France, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Brazil, Sardinia, Spain, Two Sicilies, Portugal, and Mexico. George Bancroft (1800-1891) was an American historian and politician. From 1845-1846, he served as Secretary of the Navy under President James K. Polk's administration. During his time as Secretary of the Navy, Bancroft established the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Bancroft later served as a diplomat to Great Britain, Prussia, and the German Empire. …

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Title
29th Congress, 1st Session. [Senate.] [187]; Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in Answer, To a resolution of the Senate of the 3d of February, 1846; communicating information in regard to the naval power of each maritime nation of the world, with the tonnage, number of merchant ships, and aggregate commerce of each. March 3, 1846.
Author
Bancroft, George
Publisher
Washington, D.C.
Publication year
1846
Condition
Good
Binding
Soft cover
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