Samuel Dunn
The Theory And Practice Of The Longitude At Sea [bound With] A New And Easy Method Of Finding The Latitude On Sea Or Land [bound With] An Introduction To Latitude
1778 - 1782
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Three volumes on sea navigation, bound together, by cartographer Samuel Dunn.
- Samuel Dunn (English).
- The Theory And Practice Of The Longitude At Sea; [bound With] A New And Easy Method Of Finding The Latitude On Sea Or Land, Having To Altitudes Of The Sun And The Time Elapsed Between The Two Observations, Measured By A Watch Or Other Time-keeper.; [bound With] An Introduction To Latitude, Without Meridian Altitudes; And Longitude At Sea; Having Cotemporary [sic] Observations: With Astronomical Delineations And Nautical Formulas, Engraved On Copper Plates.
- London: Printed for the Author and Sold by him. 1778; 1782.
- Octavo.
- viii, 152, 20, 24 pages.
- The first work, Theory and Practice, includes 8 plates (including three fold-out plates): contains plates #1-3, 6, 9, 11, 13-14, appears to be lacking plates #4-5, 7-8,10,12, and 15.
- Bound in full calf, re-backed with red and green gilt-lettered spine labels.
Three works by British cartographer, mathematician, and astronomer Samuel Dunn (1723-1794), bound together. The first two works were both published in 1778; the third in 1782.
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Boards show light plus bumping and wear to corners, moderate wear to original leather overall, with five gouges in leather on rear board (archivally stained).
Text block has light age toning to edges, a small ink stain to fore edge, multiple instances of worming throughout (not impacting legibility of text), and moderate to severe uneven age toning to pages throughout interiorly.
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