Bowditch, Nathaniel

American Practical Navigator, An Epitome of Navigation.

U.S. Naval Oceanographic Institute, 1966. ("Originally by" Nathaniel Bowditch. Corrected Print.). Large 8vo, original cloth boards, b&w illus, figures, maps, colour plates (astronomy, with titled overlays), tables, index, pp 1524. Small address label and name stamp front free endpaper, o/w very good condn.

First published in 1802, extensively revised and updated. "It has lived because it has combined the best thoughts of each generation of navigators, who have looked to it as their final authority" (from the intriduction on Nathaniel Bowditch). Profusely illustrated. Item #90350

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