The new American practical navigator : being an epitome of navigation; containing all the tables necessary to be used with the nautical almanac, in determining the latitude, and the longitude by lunar observations: and keeping a complete reckoning at sea: illustrated by proper rules and examples: the whole exemplified in a journal kept from Boston to Madeira, in which all the rules of navigation are introduced. : Also, the demonstration of the usual rules of trigonometry: problems in mensuration, surveying and gauging: dictionary of sea-terms: and the manner of performing the most useful evolutions at sea. : With an appendix containing methods of calculating eclipses of the sun and moon, and occultations of the fixed stars: rules for finding the longitude of a place by observations of eclipses or occultations: and a new method for finding the latitude by two altitudes / By Nathaniel Bowditch, L.L.D. fellow of the royal societies of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin; of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia; of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences; of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New York, &c.
| Author/creator |
Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838 |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | Sixth stereotype edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Published by Edmund M. Blunt, proprietor, and author of The American coast pilot, no. 202, Water-Street. John Gray & Co. print, 1826. |
| Description | xv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 288, 298 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 572-617 pages, 25 unnumbered pages, 12 leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Other author/creator | Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862, publisher. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyxfRBBVbq66mcXPfV3cP |
| Other author/creator | Hooker, William, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Lossing, Benson J. (Benson John), 1813-1891, engraver. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhRGXYCgg3PKWqvvXGvHC |
| Other author/creator | John Gray & Co., printer. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy has markings and autographs in pencil and ink throughout. |
| General note | Plates engraved by William Hooker. One engraved advertisement by Benson John Lossing. |
| General note | "The nautical stores of Edmund & George W. Blunt, (202 Water- Street, and 147 Maiden-Lane,) are removed to no. 133 Maiden-Lane, corner of Water-Street, two corners S.W. from the old stand (202 Water-Street) and one corner N.E. from the Tontine Coffee House, where all the books and charts of Edmund M. Blunt are published. New-York, March 1, 1827"--Advertisement, pasted to inside front cover. |
| General note | Publisher's advertisement, p. [ii]; miscellaneous advertisements, [24] p. at end. |
| References | Shoemaker 23909 |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy Purchased from Tom Broadfoot, 4/2023 |
| Genre/form | Intaglio prints. |
| Genre/form | Relief prints. |
| Genre/form | Leather bindings (Binding) |
| Genre/form | Publishers' advertisements New York (State) New York. |
| Genre/form | Advertisements. |
| Genre/form | Maps Atlantic Ocean. |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' labels (Provenance) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | Rare Collection | VK555 .B78 1826 | ✔ Available | Request Material |