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Little, William, fl. 1780-1786 [Navigational journal]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02119 Author/Creator: Little, William, fl. 1780-1786 Place Written: Newburyport, Massachusetts Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 1786 Pagination: 82 p. ; 37.7 x 24.6 cm. Order a Copy

Contains numerous charts and geometric diagrams in water color. Includes meticulous information on the navigational aspects of geometry. Contains a Mercator's chart created by Little in Newburyport under the tutelage of Bartholomew Horace Burgess dated 1 March 1786. Journal entries document the "Ship Juno ... William Little Commander On a Voyage from England Towards Madeira 1786."

Little, William, fl. 1786
Burgess, Batholomew Horace, fl. 1786-1790

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