Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the Interjacent Ports : Compiled Chiefly from Original Journals at the East India House

by James Horsburgh

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Format Paperback / Softback

Book Series Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the Interjacent Ports

ISBN-10 1108077285

ISBN-13 9781108077286

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 20th, 2014

Print length 432 Pages

Weight 1,030 grams

Dimensions 29.70 x 21.00 x 2.20 cms

Product Classification: Historical geography

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After poor navigation led to his ship being wrecked in the Indian Ocean in 1786, James Horsburgh (1762–1836) devoted himself to the production of accurate charts of the eastern seas. This two-volume work, first published in 1809–11, became the standard reference for navigators for half a century.

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