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B10271
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The frontispiece of the chronological automaton or self-moving ephemeris of ye. celestial motions, &c. Representing ye phaenomena at noon March 30: 1691 / invented and made by Samuel Watson ...
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Watson, Samuel, of Coventry, watch-maker.
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1691
(1691)
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Wing W1100B; ESTC R224475
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1,878
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1
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A05570
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Nevves of the complement of the art of nauigation And of the mightie empire of Cataia. Together with the Straits of Anian. By A.L. The principall contents whereof follow in the next page.
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Linton, Anthony.
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1609
(1609)
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STC 15692; ESTC S109469
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21,513
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47
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A64474
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A light to the longitude, or, The use of an instrument called the seaman's director speedily resolving all astronomical cases and questions concerning the sun, moon, and stars : with several propositions whereby sea-men may find at what meridian and longitude they are at in all parts of the world : published for the advance of navigation / by Robert Theaker.
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Theaker, Robert.
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1665
(1665)
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Wing T844; ESTC R1274
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25,756
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42
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A51571
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Scotiæ indiculum, or, The present state of Scotland together with divers reflections upon the antient state thereof / by A.M. philopatris.
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A. M. (Alexander Mudie)
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1682
(1682)
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Wing M3038; ESTC R16016
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67,555
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300
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A46390
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The laws of Jamaica passed by the assembly, and confirmed by His majesty in council, Feb. 23. 1683 : to which is added, A short account of the island and government thereof, with an exact map of the island.; Laws, etc.
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Jamaica.; Hanson, Francis.
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1683
(1683)
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Wing J124; ESTC R8077
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81,296
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288
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A26656
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Medulla historiæ Scoticæ being a comprehensive history of the lives and reigns of the kings of Scotland, from Fergus the First, to Our Gracious Sovereign Charles the Second : containing the most remarkable transactions, and observable passages, ecclesiastical, civil, and military, with other observations proper for a chronicle, faithfully collected out of authors ancient and modern : to which is added, a brief account of the present state of Scotland, the names of the nobility, and principal ministers of church and state, the laws criminal : a description of that engine with which malefactors are tortured, called the boot.
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Alexander, William, fl. 1685-1704.
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1685
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Wing A917; ESTC R21197
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93,143
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254
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A16510
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A regiment for the sea conteyning most profitable rules, mathematical experiences, and perfect knovvledge of nauigation, for all coastes and countreys: most needefull and necessarie for all seafaring men and trauellers, as pilotes, mariners, marchants. [et] c. Exactly deuised and made by VVilliam Bourne.
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Bourne, William, d. 1583.
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1574
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STC 3422; ESTC S104662
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95,591
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154
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A29762
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Horologiographia, or, The art of dyalling being the second book of the use of the trianguler-quadrant : shewing the natural, artificial, and instrumental way, of making of sun-dials, on any flat superficies, with plain and easie directions, to discover their nature and affections, by the horizontal projection : with the way of drawing the usual ornaments on any plain : also, a familiar easie way to draw those lines on the ceiling of a room, by the trianguler quadrant : also, the use of the same instrument in navigation, both for observation, and operation : performing the use of several sea-instruments still in use / by John Brown, philomath.
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Brown, John, philomath.
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1671
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Wing B5042; ESTC R17803
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103,467
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309
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A55065
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The catholique planisphaer which Mr. Blagrave calleth the mathematical jewel briefly and plainly discribed in five books : the first shewing the making of the instrument, the rest shewing the manifold vse of it, 1. for representing several projections of the sphere, 2. for resolving all problemes of the sphere, astronomical, astrological, and geographical, 4. for making all sorts of dials both without doors and within upon any walls, cielings, or floores, be they never so irregular, where-so-ever the direct or reflected beams of the sun may come : all which are to be done by this instrument with wonderous ease and delight : a treatise very usefull for marriners and for all ingenious men who love the arts mathematical / by John Palmer ... ; hereunto is added a brief description of the cros-staf and a catalogue of eclipses observed by the same I.P.
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Palmer, John, 1612-1679.
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1658
(1658)
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Wing P248; ESTC R11098
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148,140
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211
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A16518
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A booke called the treasure for traueilers deuided into fiue bookes or partes, contayning very necessary matters, for all sortes of trauailers, eyther by sea or by lande, written by William Bourne.
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Bourne, William, d. 1583.
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1578
(1578)
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STC 3432; ESTC S104686
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168,398
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248
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A01108
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North-vvest Fox, or, Fox from the North-west passage Beginning vvith King Arthur, Malga, Octhur, the two Zeni's of Iseland, Estotiland, and Dorgia; following with briefe abstracts of the voyages of Cabot, Frobisher, Davis, Waymouth, Knight, Hudson, Button, Gibbons, Bylot, Baffin, Hawkridge ... Mr. Iames Hall's three voyages to Groynland, with a topographicall description of the countries, the salvages lives and treacheries, how our men have beene slayne by them there, with the commodities of all those parts ... demonstrated in a polar card, wherein are all the maines, seas, and ilands, herein mentioned. With the author his owne voyage, being the XVIth. with the opinions and collections of the most famous mathematicians, and cosmographers ... By Captaine Luke Foxe of Kingstone vpon Hull, capt. and pylot for the voyage, in his Majesties Pinnace the Charles. Printed by his Majesties command.
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Foxe, Luke, 1586-1635.
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1635
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STC 11221; ESTC S105645
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224,546
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311
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A67154
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Certain errors in navigation detected and corrected by Edw. Wright ; with many additions that were not in the former editions.
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Wright, Edward, 1558?-1615.
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1657
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Wing W3689; ESTC R16243
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281,730
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362
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A03066
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Some yeares travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique Describing especially the two famous empires, the Persian, and the great Mogull: weaved with the history of these later times as also, many rich and spatious kingdomes in the orientall India, and other parts of Asia; together with the adjacent iles. Severally relating the religion, language, qualities, customes, habit, descent, fashions, and other observations touching them. With a revivall of the first discoverer of America. Revised and enlarged by the author.; Relation of some yeares travaile
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Herbert, Thomas, Sir, 1606-1682.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.
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1638
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STC 13191; ESTC S119691
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376,722
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394
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A71305
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Purchas his pilgrimes. part 3 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.
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Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
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1625
(1625)
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STC 20509_pt3; ESTC S111862
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2,393,864
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