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Wright (Edward), CERTAIN ERRORS IN NAVIG…

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Wright (Edward), CERTAIN ERRORS IN NAVIG…
Wright (Edward)<P> CERTAIN ERRORS IN NAVIGATION DETECTED AND CORRECTED. L. 1657. 3rd edition. Small 4to. 3 parts in 1 vol. Engr. title with world map; 3 fldg diagrams; 2 full-p. plates. Text ills. Lacks 2 maps. Title & some diagrams have contemporary tinted wash. Title cropped at lower margin - not affecting text. Some light staining, mostly affecting endpapers. A little worming of some inner margins. Cont. signatures on free endpapers. Old speckled calf, scuffed but restored. New crimson title label. [Sabin 105574; Wing W3689; Printing and the Mind of Man: 106]. <I>The first edition of this work. (1599) represented the first publication of navigational tables using Mercator's projections - a system which is still in use. The third part of this volume is Stevin's "Haven Finding Art".
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