The West-India pilot : containing piloting directions for Port Royal and Kingston harbours in Jamaica, in and out through the kays, &c. ... the true courses and distances through the windward passages ... courses, distances, and anchoring places from Jamaica to the Gulf of Florida ... : the whole illustrated with a number of maps and plans engraved by the best artists, describing the ports and bays above mentioned with the true soundings, laid down with the utmost exactness

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The West-India pilot : containing piloting directions for Port Royal and Kingston harbours in Jamaica, in and out through the kays, &c. ... the true courses and distances through the windward passages ... courses, distances, and anchoring places from Jamaica to the Gulf of Florida ... : the whole illustrated with a number of maps and plans engraved by the best artists, describing the ports and bays above mentioned with the true soundings, laid down with the utmost exactness


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Title
The West-India pilot : containing piloting directions for Port Royal and Kingston harbours in Jamaica, in and out through the kays, &c. ... the true courses and distances through the windward passages ... courses, distances, and anchoring places from Jamaica to the Gulf of Florida ... : the whole illustrated with a number of maps and plans engraved by the best artists, describing the ports and bays above mentioned with the true soundings, laid down with the utmost exactness
Creator
Speer, Joseph Smith, cartographer
Contributor
Hooper, S. bookseller.
Published / Created
MDCCLXXI [1771]
Publication Place
London and England London
Publisher
Printed for the author and sold by S. Hooper ...
Description
BEIN 1973 Folio 67: Armorial bookplate: John Bebb. Ms. corrections in text.
Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.
Orientation varies.
Signatures: pi² A² chi1 B-S².
Some maps include list of lettered references.
"List of prints and books printed for S. Hooper": p. [1] at end.
"List of subscribers": p. [7]-[8] (first count).
Extent
1 atlas ([10], 67, [1] p., [53] leaves of plates (2 folded)) : 43 cm (fol.)
Extent of Digitization
This object has been partially digitized.
Scale
Scales differ.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
1973 Folio 67

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Early works to 1800
Maps
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
Atlases
Nautical charts
Booksellers' advertisements
Subscription lists (Publishing) England London 1771
Material
ill., 26 maps ;
Subject (Geographic)
West Indies
Caribbean Area
Atlantic Coast (North America)
Subject (Topic)
Pilot guides
Harbors
Nautical charts
Subjects
Pilot guides > West Indies > Early works to 1800
Harbors > West Indies > Maps > Early works to 1800
Nautical charts > West Indies > Early works to 1800
Pilot guides > Caribbean Area > Early works to 1800
Harbors > Caribbean Area > Maps > Early works to 1800
Nautical charts > Caribbean Area > Early works to 1800
Pilot guides > Atlantic Coast (North America) > Early works to 1800
Harbors > Atlantic Coast (North America) > Maps > Early works to 1800
Nautical charts > Atlantic Coast (North America) > Early works to 1800
18th century
England > London > 1771
Bebb, John > Bookplate

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Catalog Record
3460187
Object ID (OID)
2046790

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