TitleChart of the Atlantic Ocean.
NamesBowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838 (Cartographer)
CollectionLawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases
Atlases
The new American practical navigator; : being an epitome of navigation; containing all the tables necessary to be used with the Nautical Almanac, in determining the latitude; and the longitude by lunar observations; and keeping a complete reckoning at sea. ... : The whole exemplified in a journal, kept from Boston to Madeira, in which all the rules of navigation are introduced ... : To which are added, some general instructions and information ... relative to maritime laws and mercantile customs. From the best authorities. ; enriched with a number of new tables, with original improvements and additions, and a large variety of new and important matter: also many thousand errors are corrected, which have appeared in the best systems of navigation yet published.
Dates / OriginDate Issued: 1802Place: [Newburyport, Mass.]Publisher: Printed ... by Edmund M. Blunt (Proprietor) for Cushing & Appleton, Salem : Sold by every book-seller, ship-chandler, and mathematical-instrument-maker in the United States and West-Indies,
Library locationsLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map DivisionShelf locator: Map Div. 97-6461[LHS 4002, atlas cases]Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6461 (Map preceding t.p.) [In LHS 4002]
TopicsNautical astronomyNavigationAtlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean -- MapsNorth Atlantic Ocean -- Maps
GenresMaps
NotesContent: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 4002.Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.Content: In 4 corners of map, from lower right, counterclockwise: A -- B -- C -- D.Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection.Content: Prime meridian: London.Content: Shows currents and trade winds.
Physical DescriptionExtent: 1 map ; 20 x 32 cm. folded to 22 x 15 cm.
Type of ResourceCartographic
IdentifiersRLIN/OCLC: 40409296NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15346336RLIN/OCLC: 49052838NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15346338Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c8ad2fa0-c5d4-012f-6733-58d385a7bc34
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