Bibliograph

The American coast pilot, containing the courses and distances between the principal harbours, capes and headlands, from Passamaquoddy, through the Gulf of Florida : with directions for sailing into the same, describing the soundings, bearings of the light-houses and beacons from the rocks, shoals, ledges, &c. : together with the courses and distances from Cape Cod and Cape Ann to Georges' Bank, through the south and east channels, and the setting of the currents with latitudes and longitudes of the principal harbours on the coast, together with a tide table, by Lawrence Furlong ; corrected and improved by the most experienced pilots in the United States ; also information to masters of vessels, wherein the manner of transacting business at the custom houses is fully elucidated

Type

Label

The American coast pilot, containing the courses and distances between the principal harbours, capes and headlands, from Passamaquoddy, through the Gulf of Florida : with directions for sailing into the same, describing the soundings, bearings of the light-houses and beacons from the rocks, shoals, ledges, &c. : together with the courses and distances from Cape Cod and Cape Ann to Georges' Bank, through the south and east channels, and the setting of the currents with latitudes and longitudes of the principal harbours on the coast, together with a tide table, by Lawrence Furlong ; corrected and improved by the most experienced pilots in the United States ; also information to masters of vessels, wherein the manner of transacting business at the custom houses is fully elucidated

Language

eng

Illustrations

charts

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The American coast pilot

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

by Lawrence Furlong ; corrected and improved by the most experienced pilots in the United States ; also information to masters of vessels, wherein the manner of transacting business at the custom houses is fully elucidated

Series statement

CIHM/ICMH Digital series = CIHM/ICMH collection numérisée, 35498

Sub title

containing the courses and distances between the principal harbours, capes and headlands, from Passamaquoddy, through the Gulf of Florida : with directions for sailing into the same, describing the soundings, bearings of the light-houses and beacons from the rocks, shoals, ledges, &c. : together with the courses and distances from Cape Cod and Cape Ann to Georges' Bank, through the south and east channels, and the setting of the currents with latitudes and longitudes of the principal harbours on the coast, together with a tide table

Classification