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R. B. Forbes

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Born 1804
Died 1889

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  • Cover of: Personal reminiscences

    First published in 1878 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Remarks on China and the China trade

    First published in 1844 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Remarks on ocean steam navigation.

    First published in 1855 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Remarks on the steam-power, rig, &c. of the United-States' steam sloops building 1864-5

    First published in 1865 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: R.B. Forbes' new rig for schooners, 1872

    First published in 1872 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: appeal to merchants and ship owners, on the subject of seamen.: A lecture delivered at the request of the Boston marine society, March 7, 1854

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  • Cover of: An interesting memoir of the Jamestown voyage to Ireland

    First published in 1890 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: auxiliary screw packet ship "Massachusetts": Forbes' new rig.

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  • Cover of: The "Governor Ames": as she was and as she should be

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  • Cover of: The hammock as a life preserver

    First published in 1873 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The life boat, and other life-saving inventions.

    First published in 1880 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: new rig for ships and other vessels: combining economy, safety and convenience.

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  • Cover of: On the establishment of a line of mail steamers: from the western coast of the United States, on the Pacific, to China.

    First published in 1855 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Shipwreck by lightning.: Papers relative to Harris lightning conductors.

    First published in 1853 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Notes on ships of the past

    First published in 1989 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Personal reminiscences

    First published in 1882 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Notes on ships of the past

    First published in 1888 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An interesting memoir of the Jamestown voyage to Ireland

    First published in 1890 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Notes on navigation

    First published in 1884 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Letters from China: the Canton-Boston correspondence of Robert Bennet Forbes, 1838-1840

    First published in 1996 — 1 edition
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Born 1804
Died 1889

Subjects

History, Masts and rigging, Voyages and travels, Equipment and supplies, Lifesaving, Commerce, Jamestown (Sloop of war), Merchants, Sailing ships, Seafaring life, Shipping, Ships, Yachts and yachting, Biography, Boston (mass.), history, China, history, 19th century, Correspondence, Description and travel, Great Britain, Great Britain. Royal Navy, Guangzhou (china), Jamestown (Sloop-of-war), Lifeboats, Lightning conductors, Lightning-conductors

Places

United States, China, Boston, Massachusetts

People

R. B. Forbes (1804-1889), Forbes family

Time

1644-1912, 19th century

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
September 1, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import