An essay on the extinction and prevention of destructive fires, with the description of apparatus for rescuing persons from houses ... in flames ; together with an outline for the establishment of a preventive fire-police / [George William Manby].

  • Manby, George William, 1765-1854
Date:
1830
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An essay on the extinction and prevention of destructive fires, with the description of apparatus for rescuing persons from houses ... in flames ; together with an outline for the establishment of a preventive fire-police / [George William Manby]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fc'bOAt- AN ESSAY ON THE EXTINCTION AND PREVENTION DESTRUCTIVE FIRES, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF APPARATUS FOR RESCUING PERSONS FROM HOUSES ENVELOPED IN FLAMES; TOGETHER WITH AN OUTLINE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PREVENTIVE FIRE-POLICE, fyc. Sfc. GEORGE WILLIAM MANBY, Captain, Barrack Master of Great Yarmouth, Author of “ The most efficacious Means for Preserving the Lives of Sailors from Stranded Vessels, the Prevention of Shipwreck, and for saving Persons from Drowning who break through the Ice, &c. &c.” — “ Subsidiareprimendis ignibus in propatulo quisque haberet.”—Tacit. Ann. xv. LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES, STAMFORD-STREET. MDCCCXXX.