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Tuesday, 6 December 2011

The navy of Tonquin or Anam according to Conrad Malte Brun around 1822

P. 371: “Their navy, consisting of 200 galleys, is remarkable for nothing, except the employment of a sort of Grecian fire which burns under water”.

Source
Conrad Malte Brun. Universal Geography, Or, a Description of All Parts of the World, of a new plan etc. Edinburg/London, 1822. Digitized by Google.