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Directions for navigating the Gulf and River of St. Laurence, with a particular account of the bays, roads, Rocks, Sands, Land-Marks, Depths of Water, Latitudes, Bearings, and Distances from Place to Place; the Setting and Flowing of the Tides, &c. Founded on accurate observations and experiments, made by the officers of his Majesty's Fleet. By order of Charles Saunders, Esq; Vice-Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of the British naval forces in th expedition against Quebec, in 1759. Published by command of the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
Date: M.DCC.LX. [1760]- Books
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The english pilot, describing the sea-coasts, capes, headlands, streights, soundings, Sands, Shoals, Rocks and Dangers. The bays, roads, harbours, and ports in the oriental navigation, Shewing the Property and Nature of the Winds and Monsoons in those Seas; with the Courses and Distances from one Place to another: The Setting of the Tides and Currents; The Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea. Also, A New table of Variations; and a Correct table of Longitudes and Latitudes; With many other things necessary to be known. Containing several large Draughts of Ports, Islands, and Descriptions; collected from the Practice and Experience of divers able and expert navigators of our Own and Foreign Nations. Divided into three parts. The first, Shewing The Nature and Properties of the Winds and Monsoons in the Navigation from England, to the East-Indies, and the whole oriental ocean, and thereby how to shape a Course from one Port to another, according to the Time of the Year in those Seas. The second, Containing Necessary instructions for Sailing between England, and the East-Indies, in the Spring and Autumn. The third, Describing The Sea-Coasts, Capes, Headlands, Streights, Soundings, Sands, Shoals, Rocks and Dangers. The Islands, Bays, Roads, Harbours and Ports, from Cape Bona-Esperance, to all Parts of the oriental ocean, being very much Corrected and Augmented with several Additions, not before Publish'd.
Date: M,DCC,LV. [1755]- Books
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A voyage to St. Kilda, the remotest of all the Hebrides; or, Western Isles of Scotland. Giving an account of the very remarkable inhabitants of that place; their Beauty and singular Chastity; (fornication and Adultery being unknown among them) their Genius for Poetry, Musick, Dancing; their surprising Dexterity in climbing the Rocks and Walls of Houses; Diversions, Habit, Food, Language, Diseases and Methods of Cure; their extensive Charity; their Contempt of Gold and Silver as below the Dignity of human Nature; their religious Ceremonies, Notion of Spirits and Visions, &c, &c. To which is added, An Account of Roderick, the late Imposter there, pretending to be sent by St. John Baptist, with new Revelations and Discoveries; his Diabolical Inventions, Attempts upon the Women, &c. By M. Martin, gent.
Martin, Martin, -1719.Date: [1749]- Books
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A voyage to St. Kilda, the remotest of all the Hebrides. Or, Western Isles of Scotland. Giving An Account of the very remarkable Inhabitants of that place; their Beauty and singular Chastity; (fornication and Adultery being unknown among them) their Genius for Poetry, Musick, Dancing; their surprising Dexterity in climbing the Rocks and Walls of Houses; Diversions, Habit, Food, Language, Diseases and Methods of Cure; their extensive Charity; their Contempt of Gold and Silver as below the Dignity of human Nature; their religious Ceremonies, Notion of Spirits and Visions, &c, &c. To which is added, An account of Roderick, the late imposter there, pretending to be sent by St. John Baptist, with new Revelations and Discoveries; his Diabolical Inventions, Attempts upon the Women, &c. By M. Martin, Gent.
Martin, Martin, -1719.Date: 1749- Books
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A collection of choice songs, Containing, 1. An Adieu to the Rocks of Lannow. 2. The Highland Laddie. 3. The Brown Jug. 4. I'll think of Willy far away. 5. The Lass of Richmond Hill. 6. I'll not be confin'd like a Bird in a Cage. 7. Should he think of another. 8. Alone by the Light of the Moon. 9. The disconsolate ... Return. 10. The Union of Bacchus and Venus. 11. Sweet Poll of Plymouth. 12. My Friend and Pitcher. 13. While Strephon thus you teize me. 14. Indeed 'tis much too soon. 15. I ken he loos' me weel. 16. Can British Tars do more. 17. The little Plough-Boy. 18. As you mean to set sail for the Land of Delight. 19. The Tobacco Box. 20. The Woodland Lass. 21. The Wild Rover. 22. The Friendly Tars.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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Le petit Neptune françois: or, the French coasting pilot. Being a particular description of the Bays, Roads, Rocks, Sands, Land-Marks, Depths of Water, Bearings, and Distances from Place to Place; the Setting and Flowing of the Tides, on the coast of France. with Tables of the Latitude, Longitude, and Tides. Translated from the Petit flambeau de la mer of Du Bocage. With large improvements from the great Neptune françois, Bellin, Belidor, &c. In which The Courses and Distances are ascertained, from the Astronomical Observations of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. Illustrated with Seventy Views of the different Appearances of Land, and Thirty New Charts. Drawn from the Large Map of France taken by Triangles by M. Cassini de Thury; the Neptune Francois; the Charts of Bellins, Michelot, and Bremond; and all the particular Surveys of the several Parts of the Coast of France. Engraved by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Du Bocage, Georges Boissaye, 1626-1696.Date: 1761- Books
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A system of geography; or, a dissertation on the creation and various phœnomena of the terraqueous globe: As it Consists of Subterraneous Caverns, Subterraneous Waters, Mountains, Vallies, Plains, and Rocks. With an Hypothesis concerning their Causes. A Description of All the Empires, Kingdoms, &c. of the World. Exhibiting Their Boundaries, Situation, Division, Subdivision, Square Miles, Antient Geography, Chief Towns in each Division, Distance & Bearing from the Capital, Climate, Government, Remarkable Laws, Policy, Trade, Revenues, Forces, Curiosities, Persons of the Inhabitants, Character, Religion, Customs, Ceremonies. With Extracts of Antient and Modern History, and of some of the most celebrated Voyages and Travels, interspersed throughout the Whole. To which is prefixed, an introduction to those parts of the mathematics, necessary to a thorough knowledge of the subject of geography; viz. Algebra, Geometry, Plain Trigonometry, The Use of the Globes, Projection of the Sobere, Spherical Trigonometry, Geometrical and Physical Astronomy, great Variety of Geographical and Astronomical Problems, the Construction of Maps; Digested into Definitions, Problems, and Theorems, and fully demonstrated. By Joseph Randall.
Randall, Joseph.Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
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Contemplations amongst Vincent's Rocks, near the city of Bristol. The Whole intended not only to instruct its Readers, but also to instill into them those Principles which may be productive of their present Peace and future Happiness. In several Letters to a Friend. By John Dolman, Preacher to a Congregation in George's-Street; and to another in Guinea-Street, Bristol.
Dolman, John, active 1758-1765.Date: 1755- Books
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The history of Parismus, Prince of Bohemia. Containing His Battles over the Persians, his Dangers in the Isle of Rocks, his Adventures in the desolate Island, and his Love to the beautiful Laurana. To which is added the adventures and travels of Parismenos, the Knight of Fame: with his love to the fair Princess Angelica, Lady of the Golden Tower.
Ford, Emanuel.Date: [1770?]- Books
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The history of Parismus, Prince of Bohemia. Containing, His Battles over the Persians, his Dangers in the Isle of Rocks, his Adventures in the Desolate Island, and his Love to the beautiful Laurana. To which is added, the adventures and travels of Parismenos, the Knight of Fame; with his love to the fair Princess Angelica, Lady of the Golden Tower.
Ford, Emanuel.Date: [1790?]- Books
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Observations upon several voyages to India out and home; as also remarks on the ports and places touched at in that Voyage; with some account of the genius of the natives and inhabitants, their Customs, Laws, and the Trade of the several Countries. Illustrated with sixty one curious copper plates, representing the several Harbours, Headlands, Rocks, Shoals, and Sands in the Places herein-mentioned. By Captain Henry Cornwall.
Cornwall, Henry, Captain.Date: MDCCXX. [1720]- Books
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The life and glorious actions of the honourable Sir Cloudesley Shovel, Kt. Admiral of the confederate fleet in the Mediterranean sea, who was unfortunately drowned upon 22d of October, 1707, through his Ship the Association, Splitting on the Rocks near Scilly, as in her Passage from the Streights for England. Furthermore, you have here contained all his noble Expeditions, his famous Sea-Fights, and his brave Exploits performed in Several Parts of the World.
Date: [1709?]- Books
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Directions for navigating the Gulf and river of St. Lawrence. With a particular account of the bays, roads, Rocks, Sands, Land-Marks, Depths of Water, Latitudes, Bearings, and Distances from Place to Place; the Setting and Flowing of the Tides, &c. Founded on accurate observations and experiments made by the officers of His Majesty's fleet. By order of Charles Saunders, Esq; Vice-Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of the British naval forces in the expedition against Quebec, in 1759. Published by command of the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
Date: M.DCC.LXI. [1761]- Books
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A voyage to St. Kilda. The remotest of all the Hebrides, or Western Isles of Scotland: Giving An Account of the very remarkable Inhabitants of that Place, their Beauty and singular Chastity (fornication and Adultery being unknown among them); their Genius for Poetry, Music, Dancing; their surprising Dexterity in climbing the Rocks, and Walls of Houses; Diversions, Habit, Food, Language, Diseases and Methods of Cure; their extensive Charity; their Contempt of Gold and Silver, as below the Dignity of Human Nature; their Religious Ceremonies, Notion of Spirits and Visions, &c. &c. To which is added, An account of Roderick, the late impostor there, pretending to be sent by St. John Baptist with new revelations and discoveries; his Diabolical Inventions, Attempts upon the Women, &c. By M. Martin, Gent.
Martin, Martin, -1719.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
Via recta ad vitam longam. Or, a treatise wherein the right way and best manner of living for attaining to a long and healthfull life, is clearly demonstrated ... Whereunto is annexed ... a treatise of the famous baths of Bathe. With a censure of the medicinall faculties of the water of St. Vincents-Rocks neer ... Bristoll. As also an accurate treatise concerning tobacco. All ... amplified / [Tobias Venner].
Venner, Tobias, 1577-1660.Date: 1660- Books
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Observations upon several voyages to India out and home: as also remarks on the ports and places touch'd at in that Voyage. with some account of the genius of the natives and inhabitants, their Customs, Laws, and the Trade of the several Countries. Illustrated with sixty one curious copper plates, representing the several Harbours, Headlands, Rocks, Shoals and Sands in the Places herein mentioned, By Captain Henry Cornwall.
Cornwall, Henry, Captain.Date: M,DCC,XXIV. [1724]- Books
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The famous and pleasant history of Parismus, the valiant and renowned Prince of Bohemia. In three parts. Part I. Containing his Triumphant Battles fought against the Persians, his Love to the Beautiful Laurana, the great Dangers he passed in the Island of Rocks, and his strange Adventures in the Desolate Island. Part II. Containing the Adventurous Travels, and Noble Chivalry of Parismenos, the Knight of Fame, with his Love to the fair Princess Angelica, the Lady of the Golden Tower. Part III. Containing the Admirable Adventures and truly Heroick Archievements of Parismenides, Knight of the Golden Star with his Love to the Fair Astrea, Princess of Austracia, and other rare Adventures.
Ford, Emanuel.Date: 1713- Books
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The famous and pleasant history of Parismus, the valiant and renowned Prince of Bohemia. In three parts. Part I. Containing his Triumphant Battles fought against the Persians, his Love to the Beautiful Laurana, the great Dangers he passed in the Island of Rocks, and his strange Adtutes in the Desolate Island. Part II. Containing the Adventurous Travels, and Noble Chivalry of Parismenos, the Knight of Fame, with his Love to the Fair Princess Angelica, the Lady of the Golden Tower. Part III. Containing the Admirable Adventures and truly Heroick Atchievements of Parismenides, Knight of the Golden Star; with his Love to the Fair Astrea, Princess of Austracia, and other rare Adventures.
Ford, Emanuel.Date: 1701- Books
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The famous and pleasant history of Parismus, the valiant and renowned Prince of Bohemia In three parts. Part I. Containing his Triumphant Battles fought against the Persians, his Love to the Beautiful Laurana, the great Dangers he passed in the Island of Rocks, and his strange Adventures in the Desolute Island. Part II. Containing the Adventurous Travels, and Noble Chivalry of Parismenos, The Knight of Faeme, with his Love to the fair Princess Angelica, the Lady of the Golden Tower. Part III. Containing the Admirable Adventures and truly Heroick Archievements of Parismonides, Knight of the Golden Star, with his Love to the Fair Astrea, Princess of Austracia, and other rare Adventures.
Ford, Emanuel.Date: 1724- Books
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The famous and pleasant history of Parismus, the valiant and renowned Prince of Bohemia. In three parts. Part I. Containing his Triumphant Battles fought against the Persians, his Love to the Beautiful Laurana, the great Dangers he passed in the Island of Rocks, and his strange Adventures in the Desolate Island. Part II. Containing the Adventurous Travels and Noble Chivalry of Parismonos, The Knight of Fame, with his Love to the fair Princess Angelica, the Lady of the Golden Tower. Part III. Containing the Admirable Adventures and truly Heroick Atchievements of Parismonos, Knight of the Golden Star, with his Love to the Fair Astrea, Princess of Austracia, and other rare Adventures.
Ford, Emanuel.Date: [1760?]- Books
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The strange voyage and adventures of Domingo Gonsales, to the world in the moon. Containing an account of the Island of St. Hellena; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-Bound East-India Ships for Spain; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of Teneriff, to avoid an English Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the Spanish Fleet; Gonsales had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of Teneriff, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceedings on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the Lunars; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in China by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a Chinese Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to Europe; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of Spain, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries. With a description of the Pike of Teneriff, as travelled up by some English merchants.
Godwin, Francis, 1562-1633.Date: [1768]- Books
An introduction to the study of rocks / by L. Fletcher.
British Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy.Date: 1896- Pictures
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A hart's tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) growing on a pile of mossy rocks. Watercolour.
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Bognor rocks. A poem
Date: 1794- Archives and manuscripts
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M0004123: Graffiti on rocks in Upper Egypt
Date: 2 January 1935Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/33/70Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive