The English pilot[cartographic material] : The fourth bookDescribing The West-India navigation, from Hudson's Bay to the River AmazonesParticularly delineating The Sea Coasts, Capes, Headlands, Rivers, Bays, Roads, Havens, Harbours, Streights, Rocks, Sands, Shoals, Banks, Depths of Water, and Anchorage, with all the Islands therein, as Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Barbadoes, Antigua, Bermudas, Porto Rico, and the rest of the Caribbee and Bahama IslandsAlso, A new Description of Newfoundland, New England, New York, East and West New- Jersey, Dellawar Bay, Virginia, Maryland, Carolinashowing, The
The English pilot[cartographic material] : The fourth bookDescribing The West-India navigation, from Hudson's Bay to the River AmazonesParticularly delineating The Sea Coasts, Capes, Headlands, Rivers, Bays, Roads, Havens, Harbours, Streights, Rocks, Sands, Shoals, Banks, Depths of Water, and Anchorage, with all the Islands therein, as Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Barbadoes, Antigua, Bermudas, Porto Rico, and the rest of the Caribbee and Bahama IslandsAlso, A new Description of Newfoundland, New England, New York, East and West New- Jersey, Dellawar Bay, Virginia, Maryland, Carolinashowing, The Courses and Distances from one Place to another; the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, the Setting of the Tides and Currents, &cWith many other Things necessary to be known in Navigation. . tit muft be noted. That there is a perpetualthough flow Change in the Fariation almoftevery where, which has made it neceflary toconftrufl it anew from accurate Obfervations,made by the moft ingenious Navigators, abouttlie Year 1744. There are indeed fome Linesdefcribed on the C H A R T, which have notfo many and accurate Oblervations tofupportthem as could be wifhed ; though the Con-ftruftors have fome Reafon to believe themnear the truth: However thefe Lines are dif-tinguilhed from the other, by being dotted,cr having frequent breaks in them. We Ihall need to fay no more about it, butlet it commend itfelf, and all knowing Ma-rines are defired to lend their AfTiftance andInformation towaids the perfefting of thisufeful Work. And if by undoubted Obfer-vations it be found in any Part defeflive, theNotes of this will be received by the Proprie-tors with all grateful Acknowledgement, andthis CHART correfled accordingly. This CHART is Sold by J. Mount, , and W. Mount, on
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