A description of the windward passage, and Gulf of Florida, with the course of the British trading-ships to, and from the island of Jamaica. Also An account of the Trade-Winds, and of the variable Winds and Currents on the Coasts thereabouts, at different Seasons of the Year. Illustrated with a chart of the Coast of Florida, and of the Islands of Bahama, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and the adjacent smaller Islands, Shoals, Rocks, and other remarkable Things in the Course of the Navigation in the West-Indies. Whereby is demonstrated, The Precariousness of those Voyages to the West-India Merchants, and the Impossibility of their Homeward-Bound Ships keeping clear of the Spanish Guarda Costa's The Whole very necessary for the Information of such as never were in those Parts of the World. To which are added, some proposals for the better securing of the British trade and navigation to and from the West-Indies.

People / Organizations

• (John). J Cowley (Author)
• Anne Dodd I ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")
• Elizabeth Nutt ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London: printed and sold by J. Applebee, in Bolt-Court, Fleet-Street; C. Corbett, Bookseller and Publisher, in Fleet-Street; E. Nutt and E. Cook, at the Royal-Exchange; and A. Dodd, at the Peacock, without Temple-Bar, 1739.

Publication year

1739-1739

ESTC No.

T31704

Grub Street ID

262497

Description

23,[5]p.,plate : map ; 4⁰

Note

Attributed to John Cowley.

With an index and 'alphabetical catalogue' to the chart.

Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price One-Shilling.

Uncontrolled note

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