1855 Edition of The American Practical Navigator: Being An Epitome of Navigation, Containing all the Tables....
New York: E. & G.W Blumt, 1852. Octavo. Very Good. Item #19107
1855 edition of what Howes calls the "First accurate navigator's guide' and an institution in Nautical writing, possibly the most important navigator in American history."
Widely regarded as the most influential work in the history of navigation. Bowditch published his first revision of the of the navigator by J.H. Moore in 1799. Discovering more than 8000 errors, in the work of Moore, Bowditch decided to publish his own work, "The New American Practical Navigator", in 1802 and it quickly became the preeminent and most used work on celestial and maritime navigation. Bowditch's work has been updated and published every year since and is still published today.
Contemporary binding of full brown leather with red title label to spine. Titling and ruling in gilt. Fold-out map to front. Binding in Excellent condition. 460pp + ads. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for a contemporary bookplate from York, Maine to front pastedown. . Mild rubbing and edge wear. Binding with a short separation to the upper front joint.
Profusely illustrated with charts and graphs.
Overall an uncommon and very nice edition of this classic and important nautical work.
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