Lot 133
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SAVERY, Thomas. Navigation Improv'd; or, The art of rowing ships of all rates, in calms, with a more easy, swift, and steady motion, than oars can. Also a description of the engine that performs it and the author's answer to all Mr. Dummer's objections that have been made against it, London: printed and sold by James Moxon, 1698, 4°, FIRST EDITION, folding woodcut plate with mounted letterpress description, 3 mounted woodcut illustrations, blue panelled morocco gilt by Riviere, uncut. [Scott 168; Adams & Waters 3105; Wing S773]

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SAVERY, Thomas. Navigation Improv'd; or, The art of rowing ships of all rates, in calms, with a more easy, swift, and steady motion, than oars can. Also a description of the engine that performs it and the author's answer to all Mr. Dummer's objections that have been made against it, London: printed and sold by James Moxon, 1698, 4°, FIRST EDITION, folding woodcut plate with mounted letterpress description, 3 mounted woodcut illustrations, blue panelled morocco gilt by Riviere, uncut. [Scott 168; Adams & Waters 3105; Wing S773]

Lot Essay

"This book describes an invention for rowing ships in a calm, which Savery patented on 10th January, 1696 (no. 347). Although the invention was well thought of by William III and others, official jealousy prevented its adoption for use in naval ships. Savery was also the author of The Miner's Friend or an engine to raise water by fire (1702) in which he described his experiments on the early steam engine" (Scott).

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