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Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 Torpedo War, and Submarine Explosions

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.05318 Author/Creator: Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1810 Pagination: 60p. + 5 plates. 20.4 x 27.0 Order a Copy

The book illustrates different methods of torpedo and submarine defense, that Robert Fulton invented himself. Contains 5 illustrations.

Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815

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