A history of the practice of navigation / by J.B. Hewson.
By: Hewson, J. B.
Material type: BookPublisher: Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1983Edition: 2nd ed.Description: viii, 295 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0851744184.Subject(s): Navigation -- HistoryDDC classification: 623.89Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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This is the most exhaustive account of the evolution of modern navigational practice that has yet been written in English. It begins with separate chapters on Charts and Sailing Directions, from the hand-drawn Portolan chart and manuscript guides for seamen to the modern Admiralty charts and Pilots.
Includes bibliographical references and index.