Pacific Islands pilot Volume I (Western groups). H.O. No. 165. . . ; Volume II (Eastern groups). H.O. No. 166. . . .
by [NAVIGATION & MARITIME -- AUSTRALASIA & POLYNESIA]
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About This Item
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy, 1926-1928. Two vols. 8vo. xxxii, [4], 788; ix, [1], 619 pp. With 5 large folding colour maps (2 double-sided). Uniformly bound in light-green publisher’s buckram, gilt lettering stamped on front covers & spines (slight uniform toning, darkening to spines, shelfwear), still VG set, w/ maps in bright condition. Third editions, revised & expanded, of these coast pilot guides to waters of the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, and Australasia, encompassing New Zealand, New Guinea, the Gilbert, Caroline, Marshall, Fiji, Samoan, Hawaiian, New Hebrides, and Indonesian Islands drawing upon British Royal Navy coast pilots, Australian, Southeast Asian, Polynesian and U.S. Navy reports. Prior to modern GPS systems and satellite navigation, these regularly updated and revised navigation handbooks provided key sailing instructions. The map outlines the available charts for the entire Pacific.
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- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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- Title
- Pacific Islands pilot Volume I (Western groups). H.O. No. 165. . . ; Volume II (Eastern groups). H.O. No. 166. . . .
- Author
- [NAVIGATION & MARITIME -- AUSTRALASIA & POLYNESIA]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy,
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.:
- Date Published
- 1926-1928.
- Keywords
- Navigation, Sailing, Nautical, Maritime, Sailing Instructions, American Coast Pilot, Maps, Cartography, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Indonesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, East Asia, Asia, Gilbert, Caroline, Marshall, Fiji, Samoan, Hawaiian,
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