REPORT ON THE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WERE MADE FOR THE INTERNAL DEFENCE OF THESE KINGDOMS, when Spain, by its armada, projected the invasion and conquest of England; BRUCE, John. tick

TITLE CONTINUED: and application of the wise proceedings of our ancestors, to the present crisis of public safety. 1798. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM JOHN BRUCE TO HENRY DUNDAS. 8vo, approximately 230 x 130 mm, 9 x 5 inches, folding engraved map of the Thames, copied from a parchment of 1588, pages: [4], [1]-97, [15], [i]-cxxxviii,cxli-cccxxviii, 2 folding leaves, no title page as issued (State Paper Office), rebound in modern speckled half calf, marbled boards, gilt lettered morocco label to spine, gilt rules and date to spine, marbled endpapers. Pale offset on map and pages either side, pale browning to a few pages at beginning and end, occasional fox spot to main body of text otherwise a very good copy with clean text. On signature B, written in old ink in top margin: " State Paper Office, May 17th 1798. Sir" - then in the lower margin of page 97: "I have the honor to be Sir your most obedient and faithful Servant John Bruce. Right Honorable Henry Dundas". John Bruce was "Tutor to Robert Saunders Dundas, the son of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville". Bruce was rewarded by a share, with Sir James Hunter Blair, 1st Baronet, of the reversion of the patent of King's printer and stationer for Scotland; and was appointed Keeper of the state paper office, secretary for the Latin language to the Privy Council, and official historiographer to the East India Company from 1801. Wikipedia. "Privately printed for the use of ministers at the time of Bonaparte's threatened invasion."--Dict. Nat. Biog. See: Catalogue of the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, Volume 1, page 809, No. 17427; ESTC T77289. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.