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Great Ships of 1600-1700s Historical and Technical Reference Book - A first edition hardcover copy of Great Ships: The Battlefleet of King Charles II by Frank Fox. This non-fiction maritime history and naval architecture reference was published in Great Britain in 1980 by Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 2 Nelson Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9JB. The book is bound in black cloth with a pictorial dust jacket featuring a full-color reproduction of a maritime painting with a yellow title cartouche. The work includes 207 pages and is organized into a preface, eight chapters, and seven appendices covering ship lists, fleet strength, and ordnance establishments, followed by a glossary, bibliography, and index. The volume is extensively illustrated with black and white line drawings, notably featuring works by Willem van de Velde the Elder and Younger, and color plates marked with Roman numerals. A significant features is a large-format panoramic maritime scene fold-out plate. The copyright page reads: ? Frank Fox 1980 / First published in Great Britain 1980 by / Conway Maritime Press Ltd, / 2 Nelson Road, Greenwich, / London SE10 9JB / ISBN 0 85177 166 1. Credits list design by David Mills, typesetting by Sunset Phototype, artwork by Letterspace, text printing by Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, color plates by Exallprint, and binding by Newdigate Press. A handwritten card included with the volume describes it as a historical and technical reference book for ships of the 17th and 18th centuries.