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(LIB) - London - 2 Vols. FOLIO - Together with a Large Account of the Commerce Carried on by Sea between the feveral Countries of the World, as Likewife of all Inland Trade by means of Navigable Rivers; The Rise, Progress, and Decay Thereof, in its various Branches; With Methods for father Improvements. To wich are Added SAILLING DIRECTIONS for All the Know Coasts and Islands on the Globe; With a Sett of SEA-CHARTS, Some laid down after Mercator, but the greater Part according to a New Globular Projection, Adapted for Measering Distances (as near as possible) by Scale and Compass, and Authorized by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain. The Use of Projection Justified by Dr. Halley. To wich are Subjoin�d TWO large HEMISPHERES on the Plane of the Equinoctial; containing all the Stars in the Britannic Catalogue: Of great use to Sailors for finding the Latitude in the Night - Portada a dos colores (two-color cover) - Tomo II de mapas, completo (54 mapas tamaño folio, algunos desplegables) - Monumental obra geográfica que contiene una gran tomo de texto redactado por Daniel Defoe y un segunto tomo de mapas del siglo XVIII totalmente completo - Ambos ejemplares encuadernados en cuero completo de época, pero con sus bordes desgastados - Hojas ligeramente oscurecidas - Algunos mapas desplegables presentan desgastes en los bordes - Ejemplar muy raro y exclusivo. Posee mapas de todo el globo y dos planos de hemisferio del comienzos del siglo XVIII - Tomo I: Ex-libris de Alexander David Laton; Portada; 1 [h] de dedicatoria; iii [p] de advertencias; 5[h] de índice; 340 [p]; 5[h] de índice + : A General Coasting Pilot; Containing Directions for Sailling into, and Out of, the Principal Ports and Harbours thro�out the Known World with A Set of Sea-Charts, Some laid down After Mercator, But the greater Part according to a New Globular Projection, Adapted for measuring Distances (as near possible) by a Scale of Equal Parts, and Authorized by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain. The Use of the Projection Justified by Dr. Halley. Also two Large Hemispheres on the Plane of the Equinoctial, Containing all the Stars in the Britannic Catalogue; Of great use to Sailors for finding the Latitud in the Night. To all wich are prefix�d Directions to Mariners, Where By the Use of the Globular Charts is made Plain and Easy to the Meanest Capacity; fundry examples laid down on the said Charts, and the Arithmetical Computations added, whereby the Mariner will be able to judge of the Truth of the Said Charts; and the Errors of the Plain Chart Shewn, that so the mariner may avoid them by NATANIEL CUTLER; 5 Grabados en vi[p]; 196[p] + 2[h] de índice y 2[h] en blanco - Tomo II: Mapas: Ex-libris of Alexander David Leton; Grabado del Hemisferio Austral; 2[h] en blanco; A list of the CHARTS, &C. Belonging to the General Coasting-Pilot, annex�d to the Atlas Maritimus (54 mapas en folio) - Completo - Hojas en buen estado - Partes del texto se atribuyen a Daniel Defoe: "En la contribución de la UI copia de Defoe se puede limitar a la Prefacio (pp.ii-III), los capítulos de la descripción geográfica e histórica (pp.1-340), y tal vez la Fe de erratas (p.iv) y el �ndice (pp.i-ix) (Moore). el atlas se atribuye a John Harris, John Senex y Wilson Henry. titlepage en rojo y negro. con una lista de suscriptores y un índice. Parte 2 tiene paginación propios y de registros y un titlepage por separado de fecha: "Un piloto de cabotaje en general; que contiene las instrucciones para la navegación .. por Nathaniel Cutler - Encuadernación en estado más que regular |
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