The Anthony Roll of Henry VIII's Navy

Here for the first time complete in print is the famous pictorial survey of Henry VIII''s navy compiled in 1546 by Anthony Anthony, a clerk in the ordnance office. Originally comprising three rolls of vellum, the MS features paintings of each of the king''s 58 ships, below which are set details of their guns, shot, and related equipment. Two of the original rolls were allegedly given by Charles II...