Mordecai, Major Alfred. Military Commission to Europe in 1855 and 1856 Report: 36th Congress, First Session, Senate Document 60

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(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Mordecai, Major Alfred. Military Commission to Europe in 1855 and 1856 Report: 36th Congress, First Session, Senate Document 60

35 lithographed plates of European artillery and arsenals pp. 8,232. Lightly browned, inscription of Rhode Island politician and journalist Henry B. Anthony to Edward Cellerman on title page. Original boards. Sm. folio

Washington: George W. Bowman 1860

Est: $600 - $900

Mordecai served from 1839 to 1860 on the U.S Ordnance Board. He was a member of a Military Commission to the Crimea and Theater of War in Europe 1855-6, his observations were published by order of Congress. “His greatest contribution to American military technology was the introduction of scientific research and development to the military art.” EJ, XII col.310