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A19376 The arte of nauigation conteyning a compendious description of the sphere, with the making of certayne instruments and rules for nauigations, and exemplifyed by many demonstrations. Written by Martin Cortes Spanyarde. Englished out of Spanishe by Richard Eden, and now newly corrected and amended in diuers places.; Breve compendio de la sphera y de la arte de navegar. English Cortés, Martín, 1532-1589.; Eden, Richard, 1521?-1576. 1589 (1589) STC 5802; ESTC S111167 116,085 174

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