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Record Nr.

UNISA996387604803316

Autore

Blaeu Willem Janszoon <1571-1638.>

Titolo

The light of navigation [[electronic resource] ] : vvherein are declared and lively pourtrayed all the coasts and hauens, of the vvest, north and east seas : collected partly out of the books of the principall authors which haue written of navigation (as Lucas Iohnson Waghenaer and divers others) partly also out of a manie other expert seafaring mens writings and verball declarations : corrected from manie faults, and inlarged with manie newe descriptions and cardes : divided into two books : heereunto are added (beside an institution in the art of navigation) new tables of the declination of the sonne, according to Tycho Brahes observations, applied to the meridian of Amsterdam : together with newe tables and instructions to teach men the right use of the North Starre, and other firme starres, profitable for all seafaring men / / by William Iohnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

At Amsterdam, : Printed by Iohn Iohnson ..., 1620

Descrizione fisica

[58], 114, [2], 118, [1] p.; illus., maps (41 fold.)

Soggetti

Nautical charts - Europe

Pilot guides - Europe

Navigation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of author's Het licht der zee-vaert--Cf. NUC pre-1956 imprints.

Illustrated t.p.

Added half-title.

Each book has special t.p. and separate pagination.

Signatures: [pi]3 A-X4 2A4 2B-2P4.

Errors in paging: p. 76 of pt. 1 misnumbered 64; p. 26 and 113 of pt. 2 misnumbered 24 and 213 respectively.

Reproduction of original in the Trinity College (University of Cambridge) Library.



Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0120