History of the Russian Fleet During the Reign of Peter the Great By a Contemporary Englishman, 1724

Cyprian A.G. Bridge

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Publisher's Synopsis

This is unusual among the Society's volumes in not dealing with British naval history. It prints a history of the Russian Baltic fleet from its foundation, written in 1724 by an unidentified Englishman, evidently a sea officer in Russian service.The author has recently been identified as Captain John Deane - see Richard H Warner, 'Captain John Deane: Mercenary, Diplomat and Spy', in People of the Northern Seas, ed. Lewis R Fischer and Walter Minchinton (St John's, Newfoundland, 1992), pp 157-173.

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Book information

ISBN:	9781911248248
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	25 Apr 2019
Edition:	1st edition
Language:	English
Number of pages:	190
Weight:	453g
Height:	210mm
Width:	148mm