Will[ia]m Holding's Navigation book on board His Majesties [sic] Ship Royal William, 1757
MSS L1997F297 [Bound]
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Title
Will[ia]m Holding's Navigation book on board His Majesties [sic] Ship Royal William, 1757
Variant Title
Navigation book on board His Majesties [sic] Ship Royal William
Description
[158] p. : ill. ; 33 cm. (fol.)
Call Number
MSS L1997F297 [Bound]
System Control No.
(OCoLC)37302633
Note
Apparently a sailor's lesson or copy book.
The Royal William was launched in 1670 as the Royal Prince and renamed in 1692 for William III.
Evidence of excised leaves between the following pages: 42-43; 48-49; 64- 65; 66-67; 72-73; 74-75; 76-77.
Practical geometry (p. 3-19) -- Plane trigonometry (p. 20-33) -- Gregorian calendar (p. 34-42) -- Mariner's compass (p. 43) -- Use of the plane chart or plot (p. 45-48) -- Plane sailing (p. 52-83) -- Description of Mercator's chart (p. 84-105) -- Sailing by middle latitude (p. 106-115) -- Parallel and oblique sailing (p. 118-134) -- Variation of the compass and how to rectify the compass (p. 136-150) See case file for identification of published source used for the portion dealing with geometry and trigonometry (i.e., James Atkinson, Epitome of the Art of Navigation -- Society has 1744, 1765 and 1778 editions)
Watermark: Rampant lion on pedestal labeled Vryheyt within circular motto, Pro patria eiusque libertate; countermark GR with crown. (Gravell, Foreign watermarks, no. 710 or 711)
The Royal William was launched in 1670 as the Royal Prince and renamed in 1692 for William III.
Evidence of excised leaves between the following pages: 42-43; 48-49; 64- 65; 66-67; 72-73; 74-75; 76-77.
Practical geometry (p. 3-19) -- Plane trigonometry (p. 20-33) -- Gregorian calendar (p. 34-42) -- Mariner's compass (p. 43) -- Use of the plane chart or plot (p. 45-48) -- Plane sailing (p. 52-83) -- Description of Mercator's chart (p. 84-105) -- Sailing by middle latitude (p. 106-115) -- Parallel and oblique sailing (p. 118-134) -- Variation of the compass and how to rectify the compass (p. 136-150) See case file for identification of published source used for the portion dealing with geometry and trigonometry (i.e., James Atkinson, Epitome of the Art of Navigation -- Society has 1744, 1765 and 1778 editions)
Watermark: Rampant lion on pedestal labeled Vryheyt within circular motto, Pro patria eiusque libertate; countermark GR with crown. (Gravell, Foreign watermarks, no. 710 or 711)
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