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Coasts in the Indian Ocean, including Adam's Peak and Bantam, and two sea-mammals found in the ocean. Etching by B. M.
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Britain's golden mines discover'd: or, the fishery trade considered, Under these Three Heads, I. What Benefit Britain may reap by it. II. Which is the most probable Way of recovering it. III. The Three great Fishing Trades, viz. That upon our own Coasts, That upon our own Coasts, That upon the Coasts of Greenland, and that upon the Coasts of Newfoundland, particularly examined. In a letter from Sally Fisher, at Paris, to Mally Loverus, at London.
Fisher, Sally.Date: 1720- Books
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"Verb. sap." on going to West Africa, Northern Nigeria, Southern and to the Coasts / by Alan Field.
Field, Alan.Date: [1905]- Books
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Remarks on the epidemic yellow fever, which appeared at intervals on the South Coasts of Spain, since the year 1800 ... / [Robert Jackson].
Jackson, Robert, 1750-1827.Date: 1821- Books
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Plan for raising by subscription a fund for a joint stock company, by the name of the British Society for Extending the Fisheries and Improving the Sea Coasts of the Kingdom.
British Society for Extending the Fisheries and Improving the Sea Coasts of this Kingdom.Date: 1786]- Books
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A bill to Enable His Majesty to make such Regulations as may be necessary, to prevent the Inconvenience which might arise from the Competition of His Majesty's Subjects and those of the Most Christian King, in carrying on the Fishery on the Coasts of the Island of Newfoundland. 28 Geo. III.
Great Britain. Parliament.Date: 1788]- Books
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An exact survey of the tide. Explicating its production and propagation, Variety and Anomaly, in all parts of the world; Especially near the Coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. With a Preliminary Treatise concerning the Origin of Springs, Generation of Rain, and Production of Wind. With twelve curious maps. By E. Barlow, gent.
Barlow, E. (Edward), 1639-1719.Date: MDCCXVII. [1717]- Books
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An exact survey of the tide. Explicating its production and propagation, Variety and Anomaly, in all parts of the world; Especially near the Coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. With a Preliminary Treatise concerning the Origin of Springs, Generation of Rain, and Production of Wind. The second edition with curious maps. By E. Barlow, gent.
Barlow, E. (Edward), 1639-1719.Date: 1722- Books
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Memoir of a chart from St. John's on the Coast of India to Cape Arubah on the coast of Persia, containing The Gulphs of Cambay and Cutch, with The Coasts of Guzarat and Scindy. From the Latitude 19?. 40' N. to 25?. 40' N. Scale 3 Inches=1?. Published, at the charge of the East India Company, by A Dalrymple. 1784.
Dalrymple, Alexander, 1737-1808.Date: 1784- Books
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The life, Adventures, And Many and Great Vicissitudes of Fortune of Simon, Lord Lovat, the head of the family of Frasers. From his birth at Beaufort, near Inverness, in the Highlands of Scotland, 1668, to the time of his being taken by Capt. Millar after three Days Search, in a hollow Tree, on the Coasts of Knoidart and Arisaig.
Arbuthnot, Archibald.Date: 1746- Books
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The new and complete channel pilot; or sailing directions for navigating the British Channel on the English and French coasts, AS Well AS ON The South West and West Coasts of Ireland; adapted to Sayer's charts of that channel, And Digested From The Surveys, Remarks, Observations, &c. of Pilots in different Ports, Coasters, and many others acquainted With The Navigation of the Channel. The whole carefully revised by a master in the Royal Navy.
Master in the Royal Navy.Date: [1760?]- Books
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The geometrician: containing essays on plane geometry, and trigonometry: with their application to the solutions of a variety of problems, which are of great Use in measuring Heights and Distances of Places, surveying of Counties, Sea-Coasts, &c. By Benjamin Donn, Teacher of the Mathematics, and Lecturer in experimental Philosophy, Author of the Essays on Arithmetic, Book-Keeping, the British Mariner's Assistant, &c.
Donne, Benjamin, 1729-1798.Date: M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The new seaman's guide, and coaster's companion, Containing complete sailing directions for ships, both outward and homeward bound, through the River Thames, and all its entrances, the British and Bristol Channels, on both coasts, including all the harbours; the coast of Wales; West Coasts of England and Scotland; the South coasts of Ireland; and the islands of Man, Scilly, Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, &c. Also the East Coast of Great Britain, with the Orkney, Shetland, and Western Islands; the Coasts of Flanders, Holland, and Germany; the North Sea, Cattegat, Sound, Baltic, gulf of Finland, and northern navigation to the White Sea. And all the useful tables, viz. tables of the magnetic courses, and distances from place to place, for all the Coasts of Europe, and many of Africa and Asia: with the variations. A table of the distances by water, in miles, from London to the principal ports in Great Britain, Ireland, part of France, Flanders, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, throughout the Baltic and the Mediterrean. Copious tables of latitudes and longitudes, from the best and latest observations: and improved and corrected tide tables; to which are subjoined, easy methods of sinding the Epagt, the moon's age, and the day of new moon. A new and correct edition: improved and augmented by many important additions and observations from new surveys. By John Diston, M. Downie, master in the Royal Navy, and Alexander Ingram,teacher of Navigation and mathematics in Leith, and author of the newly much improved and corrected edition of Simson's Euclid; as also of the principles of geography, and of the corrected and enlarged edition of Hutton's arithmetic and key.
Diston, John.Date: 1800- Books
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A statement submitted by Lieutenant Colonel Desbarres, for consideration. Respecting his services, from the year 1755, to the present Time-in the Capacity of an Officer and Engineer during the War of 1756. - The utility of his surveys and publications of the Coasts and Harbours of North America, intituled, The Atlantic Neptune. - and his proceedings and conduct as Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Colony of Cap Breton.
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824.Date: 1795?]- Books
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A new voyage and description of the isthmus of America. Giving an account of the author's abode there, The Form and Make of the Country, the Coasts, Hills, Rivers, &c. Woods, Soil, Weather, &c. Trees, Fruit, Beasts, Birds, Fish, &c. The Indian Inhabitants, their Features, Complexion, &c. their Manners, Customs, Employments, Marriages, Feasts, Hunting, Computation, Language, &c. With Remarkable Occurrences in the South-Sea and elsewhere. By Lionel Wafer. Illustrated with several Copper-Plates.
Wafer, Lionel, 1660?-1705?.Date: MDCCIV. [1704]- Books
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The history of the bucaniers of America. Containing I. The exploits and adventures of Le Grand, Lolonois, Roche, Brasiliano, Bat the Portuguese, Sir Henry Morgan, &c. II. The dangerous Voyage and bold Attempts of Capt. Sharp, Watlin, Sawkins, C xon, and others in the South-Sea. III. A Journal of a Voyage into the South-Sea, by the Free booters of America, from 1684 to 1689. IV. A relation of a voyage of the Sieur de Montauban, Captain of the Free-Booters in Guinea, in Year, 1695. Exhibiting A particular Account and Description of Porto Bello, Chagre, Panama, Caba, Havanna, and most of the Spanish Possessions on the Coasts of the West-Indies, and also all along the Coasts of the South-Sea; with the manner in which they have been invaded, attempted, or taken by those Adventurers. The whole written in several languages by persons present at the transactions. Translated into English, and illustrated with maps. Vol. I.
Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)Date: [1741]- Books
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The history of the bucaniers of America. Containing, I. The exploits and adventures of Le Grand, Lolonois, Roche Brasiliano, Bat the Portuguese, Sir Henry Morgan, &c. II. The dangerous Voyage and bold Attempts of Capt. Sharp, Watlin, Sawkins, Coxon, and others in the South-Sea. III. A Journal of a Voyage into the South-Sea by the Freebooters of America, from 1684 to 1689. IV. A relation of a voyage of the Sieur de Montauban, Captain of the Freebooters in Guinea in the Year 1695. Exhibiting A particular Account and Description of Porto Bello, Charge, Panama, Cuba, Havanna, and most of the Spanish Possessions on the Coasts of the West-Indies, and also all along the Coasts of the South-Sea; with the Manner in which they have been invaded, attempted, or taken by these Adventurers. The whole written in several languages by persons present at the transactions. Translated into English, and illustrated with copper-plates. In two volumes.
Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)Date: MDCCXLI. [1741]- Books
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The narrative of the Honourable John Byron. (commodore in a late expedition round the world.) Containing an account of the great distresses suffered by himself and his companions on the Coasts of Patagonia, from the Year 1740, till their arrival in England, 1746. With a description of St Jago de Chili, and the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants. Also, a Relation of the Loss of the Wager Man of War, One of Admiral Anson's squadron. Written by himself.
Byron, John, 1723-1786.Date: M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]- Books
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A new voyage round the world. Describing particularly, the isthmus of America, several coasts and islands in the West Indies, the Isles of Cape Verd, the Passage by Terra del Fuego, the South Sea Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico; the Isle of Guam one of the Ladrones, Mindanao, and other Philippine and East India Islands near Cambodia, China, Formosa, [Luconia], Celebes, &c. New Holland, Sumatra, Nicobar Isles; the Cape of Good Hope, and Santa Hellena. their soil, rivers, harbours, plants, Fruits, Animals, and Inhabitants. their Customs, Religion, Government, Trade, &c. Vol.I. By Captain William Dampier. Illustrated with particular maps and draughts.
Dampier, William, 1651-1715.Date: 1703- Books
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The life, Adventures, And Many and Great Vicissitudes of Fortune of Simon, Lord Lovat, the head of the family of Frasers. From his birth at Beaufort, near Inverness, in the Highlands of Scotland, in 1668, to the time of his being taken by Capt. Millar, after three Days Search, in a hollow Tree, on the Coasts of Knoidart and Arisaig. By the Rev. Archibald Arbuthnot, One of the Society for propagating the Christian Knowledge, and Minister of Kiltarlaty, in the Presbytery of Inverness.
Arbuthnot, Archibald.Date: MDCCXLVI. [1746]- Books
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A voyage to Guinea, Brasil, and the West-Indies; in His Majesty's Ships, the Swallow and Weymouth. Describing the several Islands and Settlements, Viz-Madeira, the Canaries, Cape de Verd, Sierraleon, Sesthos, Cape Apollonia, Cabo Corso, and others on the Guinea Coast; Barbadoes, Jamaica, &c. in the West-Indies. The Colour, Diet, Languages, Habits, Manners, Customs, and Religions of the respective Natives, and Inhabitants. With Remarks on the Gold, Ivory, and Slave-Trade; and on the Winds, Tides and Currents of the several Coasts. By John Atkins, Surgeon in the Royal Navy.
Atkins, John, 1685-1757.Date: M.DCC.XXXV. [1735]- Books
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A discourse containing a summary of the proceedings of the directors of the Society for Extending the Fisheries and Improving the Sea Coasts of Great Britain, since the 25th March, 1788. And some thoughts on the present emigrations from the Highlands. By George Dempster, Esq. One Of The Directors. Together with some reflections intended to promote the success of the said society, by John Gray, Esq. Author of the Plan for finally settling the Government of Ireland upon Constitutional Principles, and other Political Tracts.
Dempster, George, 1732-1818.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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An exact survey of the tide. Explicating its production and propagation, variety and anomaly, in all parts of the world; Especially near the Coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. With a Preliminary Treatise concerning the Origine of Springs, Generation of Rain, and Production of Wind. With fifteen curious maps. The second edition. To which is added, a clear and succinct description of an engine, which fetcheth water out of the deep, and raiseth it to the height design'd, progressively, by the same motion. By E. Barlow, gent.
Barlow, E. (Edward), 1639-1719.Date: MDCCXXII. [1722]- Books
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Several voyages to Barbary. Containing an historical and geographical account of the country. With the Hardships, Sufferings, and manner of Redeeming Christian Slaves. Together with a curious Description of Mequinez, Oran, and Alcazar. With a journal of the late siege and surrender of Oran. To which are added, the maps of Barbary, and the Sea-Coasts; the Prospects of Mequinez and Alcazar; an exact Plan of Oran, and a View of the Ancient Roman Ruins near Mequinez. All Design'd by Captain Henry Boyde. The Whole Illustrated with Notes Historical and Critical.
La Motte, Philémon de.Date: M.DCC.XXXVI. [1736]- Books
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A voyage to the South-Sea, and along the coasts of Chili and Peru, in the years 1712, 1713, and 1714. Particularly describing The Genius and Constitution of the Inhabitants, as well Indians as Spaniards: Their Customs and Manners; their Natural History, Mines, Commodities, Traffick with Europe, &c. By Monsieur Frezier, Engineer in Ordinary to the French King. Illustrated with 37 copper-cutts of the Coasts, Harbours, Cities, Plants, and other Curiosities: printed from the author's original plates inserted in the Paris edition. With a postscript by Dr. Edmun Halley, Savilian Professor of Geometry in the University of Oxford. And an account of the settlement, commerce, and riches of the Jesuites in Paraguay.
Frézier, Amédée François, 1682-1773.Date: MDCCXVII. [1717]