A complete epitome of practical navigation : containing all necessary instruction for keeping a ship's reckoning at sea: with the most approved methods of ascertaining the latitude . and the longitude . including a journal of a voyage from London to Madeira; and every other requisite to form the complete navigator . illustrated by several engravings. To which is added a correct and extensive set of tables .

Norie, J. W. (1772-1843)

Published by London : C. Wilson, 1852

About this Item

Good copy in contemporary full leather over boards, now somewhat scuffed. Panel edges and spine heavily worn, with the latter showing no legible titles; endband and joint leather crumbling slightly. Pp. 59-62 loose (but present), with text block remaining otherwise notably tight and strong; the copy retains all plates and tables. Clean leaves overall, with preliminary and final leaves lightly foxed and offset. A well-preserved example overall. Physical description; xii, 328, xliv, 360 pages : tables, diagrams ; 23 cm. Notes; Adapted to the New nautical almanac, published by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, by George Coleman. Subjects; Navigation. Nautical astronomy. Seamanship. 19th century. 3 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A complete epitome of practical navigation : containing all necessary instruction for keeping a ship's reckoning at sea: with the most approved methods of ascertaining the latitude . and the longitude . including a journal of a voyage from London to Madeira; and every other requisite to form the complete navigator . illustrated by several engravings. To which is added a correct and extensive set of tables .
• Publisher: London : C. Wilson
• Publication Date: 1852
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Fifteenth Edition.
• Weight: 3 kilograms