Royal Dockyards 1690-1850, architecture and engineering works of the sailing navy

by Jonathan G. Coad.

Scolar Press, 1989.

folio [30x21cm]. ppxxvii 399. well illustrated with photos & plans. ISBN 0859678032 .

very good condition hardback in the dust-jacket, torn at the top of the spine.

an important work on the history and operations of the Royal Dockyards, both the home bases of Portsmouth, Plymouth and Chatham, plus the Admiralty and Navy Board buildings in London, and overseas bases in Gibraltar, Minorca, Malta, Antigua and Bermuda.