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The complete East India pilot, from London to any part of the Red Sea , Gulf of Persia, India and Ch...

The complete East India pilot, from London to any part of the Red Sea , Gulf of Persia, India and Ch...

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The complete East India pilot, from London to any part of the Red Sea , Gulf of Persia, India and China Seas, Australia, Van Dieman's Land, and New Zealand : comprehending a set of new and accurate charts, both general and particular, exhibiting all the passages out and home; particularly designed for ships bound to the Azores, Madeira, Cape de Verd, Ascension, & St. Helena; Rio Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope, Isle of France, Red Sea, Bussorah, Bombay,, Ceylon, Madras, Bengal, Rangoon, Princes of Wales Island, Malacca, Singapore, Siam, Bencoolen, Batavia, Manila, Canton, and Amboyna; Swan River, King George's Sound, and Port Jackson in Australia; Hobart Town and Launceston in Tasmania or Van Diemans's Land; Bay of Islands in New Zealand. The whole drawn from the most recent surveys, and including many important discoveries made by experienced officers in the Royal Navy, and the honourable East India Company's Service, and by Commanders in the free trade; to which is added a chart of the variation of the magnetic needle, between the latitude of 60° north and south / arranged and improved by J.W. Norie.

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Full title

The complete East India pilot, from London to any part of the Red Sea , Gulf of Persia, India and China Seas, Australia, Van Dieman's Land, and New Zealand : comprehending a set of new and accurate charts, both general and particular, exhibiting all the passages out and home; particularly designed for ships bound to the Azores, Madeira, Cape de Verd, Ascension, & St. Helena; Rio Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope, Isle of France, Red Sea, Bussorah, Bombay,, Ceylon, Madras, Bengal, Rangoon, Princes of Wales Island, Malacca, Singapore, Siam, Bencoolen, Batavia, Manila, Canton, and Amboyna; Swan River, King George's Sound, and Port Jackson in Australia; Hobart Town and Launceston in Tasmania or Van Diemans's Land; Bay of Islands in New Zealand. The whole drawn from the most recent surveys, and including many important discoveries made by experienced officers in the Royal Navy, and the honourable East India Company's Service, and by Commanders in the free trade; to which is added a chart of the variation of the magnetic needle, between the latitude of 60° north and south / arranged and improved by J.W. Norie.

Publisher

London : Printed for and published by J.W. Norie & Co., 1838.

Date

1838.

Call Numbers

X656/1

Record Identifier

74VK6obDq5aZ

MMS ID

991020976969702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 v. : 43 maps, charts ; 70 cm.

Contents

Charts 36-42 are on the areas covering Van Dieman's Land, Coasts of Australia, and New Zealand.

Publication information

Publisher

London : Printed for and published by J.W. Norie & Co., 1838.

Edition

8th ed.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1838.

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Alternative Titles

Full title

The complete East India pilot, from London to any part of the Red Sea , Gulf of Persia, India and China Seas, Australia, Van Dieman's Land, and New Zealand : comprehending a set of new and accurate charts, both general and particular, exhibiting all the passages out and home; particularly designed for ships bound to the Azores, Madeira, Cape de Ver...

Notes

General note

Mitchell Library copy has 2 typed pages headed: "Description of No. 69", giving specific details of the charts covering the Pacific/Australia area. Some charts have pencilled manuscript tracks of ships voyages. Chart 11 has the track of "Lady Raffles" commanded by Capt. Edward Hight to Sydney in 1839 & 1840. No. 38 is the Chart of Van Dieman's Land...

Additional physical form availability note

Online at the State Library of NSW.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

X656/1

Record Identifier

74VK6obDq5aZ

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK6obDq5aZ

Other Identifiers

DDC

623.8922

MMS ID

991020976969702626

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