A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean, with Descriptions of its Coasts, Islands, etc. 2 Volume Set

From the Strait of Magalhaens to the Arctic Sea, and Those of Asia and Australia

A. G. Findlay (Autor)

Media-Kombination

1512 Seiten

2013
Cambridge University Press
9781108059749 (ISBN)

Infos

First published in 1851, this two-volume work was compiled from several hundred sources by English geographer and hydrographer Alexander Findlay (1812–75). Including detailed sailing instructions and descriptions of the coastlines and islands of the Pacific, this comprehensive nautical directory constituted an invaluable resource for nineteenth-century seafarers.

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The English geographer and hydrographer Alexander George Findlay (1812–75) had observed that navigators of his time had to consult a considerable number of documents to gather the information they needed to sail the Pacific Ocean safely. Not only was this highly impractical, it also exposed seafarers to conflicting information that could lead to their demise. First published in 1851, this two-volume nautical directory, compiled by Findlay from reputable sources, provided seamen with a single comprehensive and authoritative reference work. Volume 1 covers the shores of the Pacific and is a collection of nautical coordinates, sailing instructions and detailed descriptions of the topography of the coastlines, as well as the winds, currents and tides affecting them. Volume 2 focuses on navigating the islands and archipelagos of the Pacific. An invaluable resource for navigators of the nineteenth century, this work remains of great interest to geographers, cartographers and scholars of nautical history.

Inhalt

Volume 1: Preface; Part I: 1. Introduction; 2. Table of positions, tides, magnetic variations, etc.; Part II: 1. The strait of Magalhaens; 2. The outer coast of Tierra del fuego; 3. The western coast of Patagonia; 4. The island of Chiloe; 5. The coast of Chile; 6. The coasts of Bolivia and Peru; 7. The coast of Colombia; 8. The coast of central America; 9. The west coast of Mexico; 10. The gulf and peninsula of lower California; 11. The coast of upper California; 12. The coast of Oregon; 13. Vancouver island; 14. The coast of British America; 15. The coast of Russian America; 16. The Kodiak archipelago; 17. The coast and islands of the sea of Behring; 18. The peninsula of Kamtschatka; 19. The Japanese archipelago; Alphabetical index. Volume 2: Table of positions and authorities; Part III. The Islands of the Pacific Ocean: 20. South Shetland - Antarctic lands; 21. New Zealand; 22. Islands between latitudes 20 and 40 south; 23. The Low archipelago or Paamotu group; 24. The Society Islands; 25. Islands between latitudes 10 and 20 south; 26. The Feejee islands; 27. The New Hebrides, etc.; 28. The Galapagos islands; 29. The Marquesas islands, etc.; 30. The Salomon islands, New Guinea, etc.; 31. Islands between the equator and latitude 10 north; 32. The Caroline archipelago; 33. Islands between latitudes 10 and 20 north, including the Ladrone islands; 34. The Sandwich islands, etc.; 35. The Coral sea, Australia, etc.; Part IV. The Phenomena of, and Directions for, the Pacific Ocean: 36. The winds of the Pacific ocean; 37. The currents of the Pacific ocean; 38. Tides, magnetism, ice; 39. Passages; Appendix; Alphabetical index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.3.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
• Zusatzinfo: 1 Maps
• Verlagsort: Cambridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 171 x 247 mm
• Gewicht: 2550 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• ISBN-13: 9781108059749 / 9781108059749
• Zustand: Neuware