The young sea-officer's assistant, both in his examination and voyage : In four parts. I. The Substance of that Examination, which every Candidate for a Commission in the East-India Service, or the Navy, must necessarily pass, previous to his Appointment; respecting the Management of a Ship from her first coming out of Dock, to her clearing the Land. II. Directions for working a Ship, in all difficult Cases, at Sea. III. Necessary Observations in making the Land, and failing up the Channel. IV. General Instructions and Allowances from the Owners of East-India Ships to the several Commanders in that Service. By John Adams. Never Before Made Public. To which is added, From the original Spanish of Don Juan, A short, easy, Arithmetical Rule, for determining the Course and Distance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, John, 1757-1807.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navigation--Early works to 1800.

Navigation.

Ship handling--Early works to 1800.

Ship handling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([3],vi-viii,78,[2]p. )

Other Title:

Young sea-officer's assistant, both in his examination and voyage.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Lockyer Davis, in Holborn, Printer to the Royal Society, MDCCLXXIII. [1773]

Notes:

With a final leaf of advertisements.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T67349.

OCLC:

642663353