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Author/Creator:Speer, Joseph Smith, cartographer.
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Title:The West-India pilot : containing piloting directions for Port Royal and Kingston harbours in Jamaica, in and out through the kays, &c. ... the true courses and distances through the windward passages ... courses, distances, and anchoring places from Jamaica to the Gulf of Florida ... : the whole illustrated with a number of maps and plans engraved by the best artists, describing the ports and bays above mentioned with the true soundings, laid down with the utmost exactness / by Captain Joseph Smith Speer.
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Published/Created:London : Printed for the author and sold by S. Hooper ..., MDCCLXXI [1771]
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Physical Description:1 atlas ([10], 67, [1] p., [53] leaves of plates (2 folded)) : ill., 26 maps ; 43 cm (fol.)
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Cartographic detail:Scales differ.
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Local Notes:BEIN 1973 Folio 67: Armorial bookplate: John Bebb. Ms. corrections in text.
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Notes:Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.
Orientation varies.
Signatures: pi² A² chi1 B-S².
Some maps include list of lettered references.
"List of prints and books printed for S. Hooper": p. [1] at end.
"List of subscribers": p. [7]-[8] (first count).
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Contents:[1] Plan of the harbour of Port Royal in the island of Jamaica -- [2] Plan of Port Antonio on the north-east side of Jamaica -- [3] Plan of Blewfield's Harbour on the island of Jamaica -- [4] Plan of Lucia Harbour on the north side of Jamaica -- [5] Plan of Mantica Bay on the north side of Jamaica -- [6] Plan of Cape Nichola Mole at the n.w. end of the island of Hispaniola -- [7] Plan de la Rade du Port Paix -- [8] Plan du Cap Francois -- [9] Plan of the harbour and city of Havanah -- [10] Plan of the Bay of Matanzas -- [11] Plan of Vera Cruz -- [12] Chart of the Bay of Honduras -- [13] View of Truxillo Bay and city on the coast of Honduras -- [14] Plan of port of St. Fernando de Omoa near Honduras -- [15] Plan of the fortification now finishing in the port of St. Fernando de Omoa -- [16] Plan of Port Royal harbour Rattan -- [17] Plan of Black River on the Mosquito Shore -- [18] Plan of Blewfields Harbour on the Mosquito Shore -- [19] Island of Old Providence -- [20] Plan of Carthagena Harbour and city -- [21] Plan du cul de sac de Leogane ou le Port au Prince -- [22] Plan of the harbour of St. Juan de Port o Rico [23] Aiguiade de Port o Rico -- [24] Plan du port de Gouadaquini now called Jekil Sound in the province of Georgia in North America -- [25] Plan of the entrance into Cape Fear harbour, North Carolina -- [26] Plan of the town harbour of Puerto Vello -- [27] References for the plan of the city and suburbs of Carthagena.
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References:List of geographical atlases in the Library of Congress, 2698
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 89248
English short title catalogue, N25953
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Subjects:Pilot guides--West Indies--Early works to 1800.
Harbors--West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Nautical charts--West Indies--Early works to 1800.
Pilot guides--Caribbean Area--Early works to 1800.
Harbors--Caribbean Area--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Nautical charts--Caribbean Area--Early works to 1800.
Pilot guides--Atlantic Coast (North America)--Early works to 1800.
Harbors--Atlantic Coast (North America)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Nautical charts--Atlantic Coast (North America)--Early works to 1800.
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Subjects (Local Yale):Bebb, John--Bookplate.
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Genre/Form:Annotations (Provenance)--18th century.
Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
Atlases.
Nautical charts.
Booksellers' advertisements.
Subscription lists (Publishing)--England--London--1771.
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Also listed under:Hooper, S. (Samuel), bookseller.
England--London.
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