[ACKERMANN, Rudolph (1764-1834, publisher). The Royal Navy. London: Ackermann & Co., 1848-1849.]
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[ACKERMANN, Rudolph (1764-1834, publisher). The Royal Navy. London: Ackermann & Co., 1848-1849.]

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[ACKERMANN, Rudolph (1764-1834, publisher). The Royal Navy. London: Ackermann & Co., 1848-1849.]

2° (500 x 335mm). 6 numbered hand-coloured aquatint plates by J. Harris after R.H.C. Ubsdell, with captions. (Plate 1 with short tear at lower margin, plate 3 with slight splitting along plate mark, some marginal thumb-soiling, lower right hand corner of blank margins bumped.) Late 19th-century dark blue half morocco, spine gilt-panelled and lettered 'The Royal Navy -- Esdell,' gilt edges (covers slightly discoloured, corners bumped).

THE DRESS UNIFORMS OF THE ROYAL NAVY FEATURE IN THIS RARE SERIES OF FINELY-COLOURED AQUATINTS (image 302 x 226mm), without separate title or letterpress. Ogilby 23. Not in Abbey, Colas or Lipperheide.
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