The new American practical navigator : being an epitome of navigation; containing all the tables necessary to be used with the Nautical almanac, in determining the latitude and the longitude by lunar observations; and keeping a complete reckoning at sea; illustrated by proper rules and examples: the whole exemplified in a journal, kept from Boston to Madeira, in which all the rules of navigation are introduced. Also the demonstration of the usual rules of trigonometry; problems in mensuration, surveying, and gauging; dictionary of sea-terms; and the manner of performing the most useful evolutions at sea : wth an appendix, containing methods of calculating eclipses of the sun and moon, and occultations of the fixed stars: and rules for finding the longitude of a place by observations of eclipses or occultations / by Nathaniel Bowditch, L.L.D. Fellow of the royal societies of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin; of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia: of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences; of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York, &c.
| Author/creator | Bowditch, Nathaniel |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Fifth stereotyped edition. |
| Publication | New-York : Published by Edmund M. Blunt, proprietor, and author of The American coast pilot, for William Hooker, no. 202 Water-Street. J. Seymour, Printer, 1821. |
| Description | xiv, 2 unnumbered pages, 272, 296 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 556-596 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, XII leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862, publisher. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyxfRBBVbq66mcXPfV3cP |
| Other author/creator | Seymour, Jonathan, 1778-1841, printer. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjxXJWKFBXKfcG8WdFhmBP |
| Other author/creator | Hooker, William, 1782-1856, engraver. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjv7wTmTm3QHP67p7Wm3cd |
| Other author/creator | Hooker, William, 1782-1856, publisher. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjv7wTmTm3QHP67p7Wm3cd |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy autographed Henry J. Wilde Brig. Galaxy [address] Boston on page 2 of cover. Advertisement for Benj. K. Hagger, mathematical instrument maker & ship chandler in Baltimore pasted onto page 2 of cover. |
| General note | First printed and published by Edmund M. Blunt in Newburyport, Mass. with many variants in imprint in 1802. |
| General note | Campbell lists two states of the fifth stereotype edition which differ significantly in pagination and resetting of type though both have the same title page and imprint. |
| General note | Publisher's advertisements on page [ii]. |
| General note | "Directions for the binder": page [xvi]. |
| General note | Plates engraved by William Hooker. |
| General note | Commercial advertisements on final [6] pages. |
| General note | Brief notice and list of members of the New York Nautical Institution, pages 595-596. |
| References | Shoemaker, R.H. Checklist of American imprints for 1820-1829, 4811 |
| References | Campbell, J.F. New American practical navigator, 8. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy purchased from Leland Little Auctions, 8/21/2024 |
| Genre/form | Binders' instructions (Binding) New York (State) New York 19th century. |
| Genre/form | Publishers' advertisements New York (State) New York 19th century Blunt. |
| Genre/form | Advertisements. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | VK555 .B78 1821 | ✔ Available | Request Material |