A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean, with Descriptions of its Coasts, Islands, etc.
The English geographer and hydrographer Alexander George Findlay (1812–75) had observed that navigators of his time had to consult a considerable number of documents to gather the information they needed to sail the Pacific Ocean safely. Not only was this highly impractical, it also exposed seafarer...
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Cambridge University Press
2013
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139583114 |