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A volume of navigational and mathematical exercises and illustrations

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Description: An undated volume of navigational and geometrical exercises with related diagrams, constructions, explanations, illustrations, spheres, maps, and a brief contemporary copy of the ship's log for a voyage from England to the West Indies from March to August, 1642. The volume includes one reference to letters of marque against Portugal. There are many blank pages and several pages torn out.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: after 1642.
Call number: mssHM 69650
Provenance: Purchased by Maggs Bros.for the Huntington Library at Sotheby's 11 December 1977, their lot # 46.
Dimensions: 39 cm :
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Charles Steward journal of the East India Company ship Duchess of Athol

Manuscripts

A ship's logbook written by Second Officer Charles Steward, recording the first voyage of the ship Duchess of Athol from England to Canton (Guangzhou), China. Entries run from 26 November 1821 to 24 May 1823. Contents include a crew list, passenger lists, weather reports, navigational records, and details of activities at port in India and China. With heraldic bookplate of Charles Steward. The volume is accompanied by three newspaper clippings, glued on paper, about the murder of Charles Steward, 1844 and 1845. The volume is partially blank.

mssHM 84093

New York : city of New York

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Image of an eye-level cityscape view of New York City with people on the waterfront and ships in the foreground, in a shield motif, vignettes of the seal of New York, ship's cargo, and navigational equipment.

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The navigator : containing directions for navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers ; with an ample account of these much admired waters, from the head of the former to the mouth of the latter ; and a concise description of their towns, villages, harbors, settlements, &c. ; with maps of the Ohio and Mississippi ; to which is added an appendix, containing an account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia rivers, as discovered by the voyage under Capts. Lewis and Clark

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The first navigational guide to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, with Lewis and Clark material appended. This volume helped to develop the commerce of the early United States, containing woodcut maps of the length of the aforementioned rivers as well as an early plan of Pittsburgh. This later edition of an account of Louisiana and the Missouri and Columbia rivers as discovered by Lewis and Clark. The Lewis and Clark material (pages 290-295) is derived from Patrick Gass's journal, which was also printed by Cramer in Pittsburgh.

610389

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Volume I

Manuscripts

The volume contains 268 pages. Pasted down to inside front cover: printed "Caricature of Dr. Goldsmith by Mr. Bunbury."

mssHM 12183

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Recueil de plusiers parties de mathématiques; Traité de la geometrie pratique ou l'on enseigne la maniere de mesurer, les lignes, les surfaces, et les corps

Manuscripts

Two manuscript volumes on theoretical and practical geometry. Both volumes are illustrated with fine pen and ink geometric diagrams for theoretical or practical application of geometrical principles. Many diagrams are shaded or colored. Additional watercolor drawings of flowers and birds are present at the end problems. The first volume contains the origin and function of geometry and the history and uses of geometry. The main body of the first volume considers definitions of geometry with Euclidean subjects and 40 problems; Methods for tracing figures, angles, lines on a terrain with 31 problems; Practice of geometry; Treatise of development of bodies and the geometrical elevation with 21 problems, and a section on Treatise of trigonometry and practice with 5 propositions and corollaries. The second volume is on practical geometry and measuring, with numerous problems.

mssHM 82555

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IB's lectures with his young people: manuscript volume

Manuscripts

This volume contains lectures, mainly in Burrow's hand and given by Burrows to his pupils, however there are also some works by a few of his pupils. There is an index at the end of the volume which lists 26 different pieces. Some of the topics include: leprosy, physiognomy, ancient antiquities, etc. Some pages blank, mainly written on the rectos, some pages excised.

mssHM 80844

A volume of navigational and mathematical exercises and illustrations

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