1856 Captain Richard Delafield Antique Maps of Genoa & Venice Italy - Art of War Belgium the absent-minded beggar of Kiplings

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was published by Laurie & Whittle in the large 1794 - dated - of A General Atlas Describing the Whole Universe

While Lapérouse had reported in a letter from Port Jackson that he expected to be back in France by June 1789

1856 Captain Richard Delafield Antique Maps of Genoa & Venice Italy - Art of War Belgium the absent-minded beggar of KiplingsTitle : Harbour Defences plate 19; Defences of Naval Depot and City of Genoa; Defence of Naval Depot and City of Venice Ref #: 90119 Size: 22in x 9 1 2in (560mm x 240mm) Date : 1856 Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Description: This large original lithograph map of Genoa & Venice Italy was engraved by John T Bowen & co. Philadelphia, was published in the 1856 edition of Captain Richard Delafields Report on the Art of War in Europe in 1854, 1855, and