| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 90 |  | Details | Becher, A.B. | 1852 |
| The Storm Compass or Seaman's Hurricane Companion |
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Becher, A.B. |
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| 1852 |
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| $0.00 | Becher--A-B- | The-Storm-Compass-or-Seaman-s-Hurricane-Companion | SOLD<br></br>
Interesting small antique booklet for the mariner explaining hurricanes with an emphasis on best practices to predict and avoid hurricanes. This hard-to-find practical guide includes log-book accounts of hurricanes as illustrative examples of the principles proposed by the author, a commander in the British Royal Navy.<BR> </BR>
Inside cover includes an illustrated advertisement for Henry Whipple and Son sellers of charts and nautical works. 56 pages including tables and diagrams. Embossed blue paper boards. |