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Auction 9 · Lot 146
Mordecai, Major Alfred. Military Commission to Europe in 1855 and 1856 Report: 36th Congress, First Session, Senate Document 60
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(AMERICAN JUDAICA).
printer
George W. Bowman
Place
Washington
Publication
1860
Description
35 lithographed plates of European artillery and arsenals
summary
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
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
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