{"product_id":"directions-for-sailing-to-and-from-the-east-indies-china-new-holland-cape-of-good-hope-and-the-interjacent-ports-compiled-chiefly-from-original-journals-at-the-east-india-house-paperback-9781108077293","title":"Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the Interjacent Ports; Compiled Chiefly from Original Journals at the East India House (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108077293","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDirections for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the Interjacent Ports\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCompiled Chiefly from Original Journals at the East India House\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe standard nineteenth-century mariner's directory, charting the routes to India and China, reissued here in its 1809–11 first edition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Horsburgh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108077293, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 November 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e548 pages\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 2.8 cm, 1.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAs first mate aboard an East India Company vessel, James Horsburgh (1762–1836) was shipwrecked in the Indian Ocean in 1786 after faulty charts steered the ship onto a reef. Thereafter he devoted himself to the production of accurate charts of the eastern seas, keeping meticulous notes on extensive voyages, and carefully scrutinising the accounts and journals of other mariners. For his efforts, Horsburgh was elected to the Royal Society in 1806, and appointed hydrographer to the East India Company in 1810. The present work, reissued here in its two-volume first edition of 1809–11, remained a standard navigational reference for half a century (it was aboard the Beagle during Darwin's famous voyage). For given locations, it provides a description of the area and landmarks, and lists prevailing winds and currents, as well as any navigational hazards. Volume 2 covers mainly the seas between India and China, including those around Indonesia and the Philippines.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEastern side of the Bay of Bengal\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913318949144,"sku":"9781108077293","price":37.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108077293i_da79e42f-6888-44ee-b411-20bf4f929a00.jpg?v=1696751632","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/directions-for-sailing-to-and-from-the-east-indies-china-new-holland-cape-of-good-hope-and-the-interjacent-ports-compiled-chiefly-from-original-journals-at-the-east-india-house-paperback-9781108077293","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}