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Title:
  • The oriental navigator, or, New directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, &c. &c. &c. / collected from the manuscripts, journals, memoirs and observations of the most experienced officers in the honourable East India Company's service, or commanders of ships in the country trade ; from those of foreign navigators acquainted with the Indian and eastern seas ; and from the last edition of the French Neptune oriental by Mons. D'Apres de Manevillette. Being a necessary companion to The Complete East India Pilot in two large volumes of charts and plans, lately rev., and greatly augm.
Call No:
  • Carrington
  • VK881 .H86 1801
Source of Acquisition:
  • Rhode Island School of Design,
  • gift,
  • 1960.
Author:
Edition: 2nd ed. with considerable additions.
Imprint Place:
  • London :
Publisher/Printer:
  • R. Laurie and J. Whittle,
Imprint Date:
  • 1801.
Physical Description:
  • xi [1], 655, [1] p. :
  • front. (port.), ill. ;
  • 28 cm.
Provenance:
  • Rhode Island School of Design,
Notes:
  • "Printed and Published by Robert Laurie and James Whittle, Map, Chart, & Printsellers, No. 53, Fleet-Street."
  • "Printed by J. Wright, No. 20, Denmask-Court."--verso of title page.
  • Later curator note identifies item as a reference book used in the Counting House, presumably of Edward Carrington & Co., and as part of the Carrington Papers.
  • Transfered to the Printed Collection from the Carrington Papers (RIHS MSS 333) on unknown date.
Location:
  • RHIB
  • MARC Values: