A description of the windward passage, [electronic resource] : and Gulf of Florida, with the course of the British trading-ships to, and from the island of Jamaica. Also An account of the Trade-Winds, and of the variable Winds and Currents on the Coasts thereabouts, at different Seasons of the Year. Illustrated with a chart of the Coast of Florida, and of the Islands of Bahama, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and the adjacent smaller Islands, Shoals, Rocks, and other remarkable Things in the Course of the Navigation in the West-Indies. Whereby is demonstrated, The Precariousness of those Voyages to the West-India Merchants, and the Impossibility of their Homeward-Bound Ships keeping clear of the Spanish Guarda Costa's The Whole very necessary for the Information of such as never were in those Parts of the World. To which are added, some proposals for the better securing of the British trade and navigation to and from the West-Indies.
1739
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A description of the windward passage, [electronic resource] : and Gulf of Florida, with the course of the British trading-ships to, and from the island of Jamaica. Also An account of the Trade-Winds, and of the variable Winds and Currents on the Coasts thereabouts, at different Seasons of the Year. Illustrated with a chart of the Coast of Florida, and of the Islands of Bahama, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and the adjacent smaller Islands, Shoals, Rocks, and other remarkable Things in the Course of the Navigation in the West-Indies. Whereby is demonstrated, The Precariousness of those Voyages to the West-India Merchants, and the Impossibility of their Homeward-Bound Ships keeping clear of the Spanish Guarda Costa's The Whole very necessary for the Information of such as never were in those Parts of the World. To which are added, some proposals for the better securing of the British trade and navigation to and from the West-Indies.
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Cowley, J. (John).
Publication Details
London : printed and sold by J. Applebee, in Bolt-Court, Fleet-Street; C. Corbett, Bookseller and Publisher, in Fleet-Street; E. Nutt and E. Cook, at the Royal-Exchange; and A. Dodd, at the Peacock, without Temple-Bar, 1739.
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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23,[5]p.,plate : map ; 4⁰.
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Attributed to John Cowley.
With an index and 'alphabetical catalogue' to the chart.
Braces in title.
Price from imprint: price One-Shilling.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
With an index and 'alphabetical catalogue' to the chart.
Braces in title.
Price from imprint: price One-Shilling.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Hanson, 5298
English Short Title Catalog, T31704.
English Short Title Catalog, T31704.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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