MANUSCRIPT ON THE DANISH-NORWEGIAN FLEET 1765 .

Haandbog over Søe-Artilleriets Sortementer.

Søe Etaten Tøy-Huus den 2den Januarij Ao 1765.

8vo-oblong. Contemporary Cambridge style mirror binding with King Frederik V's large monogram to both front and back board. All edges gilt. Written on good paper. 61 ff.

The manuscript is a complete register of the navy’s ships as of the year 1765, with detailed numerical specifications of the armament of every vessel, including calibres, etc. At the end the land batteries are likewise described, together with their inventory holdings. The manuscript was probably prepared for the King as an up-to-date information on the strength of the realm at sea and on land.

Order-nr.: 17088