Directions for Navigating on Part of the South Coast of Newfoundland, with a Chart Thereof, Including the Islands of St. Peter's and Miquelon

Name: Directions for Navigating on Part of the South Coast of Newfoundland, with a Chart Thereof, Including the Islands of St. Peter's and Miquelon
Author: James Cook

by James Cook

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Directions for Navigating on Part of the South Coast of Newfoundland, with a Chart Thereof, Including the Islands of St. Peter's and Miquelon And a Particular Account of the Bays, Harbours, Rocks, Land-marks, Depths of Water, Latitudes, Bearings, and Distances from Place to Place, the Setting of the Currents, and Flowing of the Tides, &c., from an Actual Survey, Taken by Order of Commodore Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore, &c.

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Project Gutenberg

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2007-06-23

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Public domain in the USA.

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Navigation -- Newfoundland and Labrador Pilot guides -- Newfoundland and Labrador

About the author

James Cook

1728–1779

An extraordinary navigator and mapmaker, this British explorer led three Pacific voyages that dramatically expanded European knowledge of the world. His journals blend adventure, observation, and the mindset of an age of discovery.

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