The trident or the national policy of naval celebration describing a hieronauticon or naval temple with appendages; proposing a periodical celebration of naval games and on occasion of victories of the first magnitude, the granting of triumphs. by a private gentleman.

Major John Cartwright

RA Collection: Book

Record number

12/4070

Author

Variant Title

The trident

Imprint

London: J. Johnson, St Paul's Church-Yard; J. White, Horace's Head, Fleet Street; T. Payne, Mews Gate, Castle Street, 1802

Physical Description

[2], xvi, 208, [4] pages; 30.5 cm.

General Note

Printed at Oriental Press, by Wilson & Co., Wild Court, Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Frontispiece: design J. Gandy, engraved by J. Landseer.

With Note

Includes one page of errata.

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references.

Provenance

Inscribed in ink on half-title page: Presented to the Royal Academy of Arts by the Author.
Presented by the Author, Major Cartwright (ack'd 27 April 1802 - CM III, 142).

Binding Note

Green half bound leather, blind tooling on boards. Gilt decoration and lettering on spine THE TRIDENT/ R.A./ 1803. R.A. spine label E [...] 3.

Subject

Navy, British

Contributors

Joseph Johnson, publisher
J. White, publisher
Thomas Payne, publisher
Joseph Michael Gandy ARA, artist/designer
John Landseer ARA, engraver
Wilson and Co., printer