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Samuel Bentham, Inspector General of Naval Works, 1796-1807 : letters and papers /

"Enlightened reformer or dangerous maverick? This book examines the controversies created by Samuel Bentham, who fought to enhance the performance of the British navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars."--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bentham, Samuel, 1757-1831 (Author)
Other Authors: Morriss, Roger (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk : published by Boydell & Brewer for the Navy Records Society, 2025.
Series:Publications of the Navy Records Society ; v. 172.
Subjects:
Bentham, Samuel, > 1757-1831.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > 18th century > Sources.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > 19th century > Sources.
Naval architects > Great Britain > 18th century > Correspondence.
Naval architects > Great Britain > 19th century > Correspondence.
Naval architecture > Great Britain > 18th century > Sources.
Naval architecture > Great Britain > 19th century > Sources.
Architectes navals > Grande-Bretagne > 19e siècle > Correspondance.
Architectes navals > Grande-Bretagne > 18e siècle > Correspondance.
Architecture navale > Grande-Bretagne > 18e siècle > Sources.
Architecture navale > Grande-Bretagne > 19e siècle > Sources.
Description
Summary:"Enlightened reformer or dangerous maverick? This book examines the controversies created by Samuel Bentham, who fought to enhance the performance of the British navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xli, 468 pages : illustrations, portrait, plans ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [449]-453) and index.
ISBN:9781916931206
1916931200