Atlantic Navigator (1854)Being a Nautical Description of the Coasts of France, Spain and Portugal, the West Coast of Africa, the Coasts of Brazil and Patagonia, the Islands of the Azores, Madeiras, Canaries and Cape Verdes, and of the detached Shoals and Dangers reported to exist in the Atlantic; to this is added a General Review of the Winds, Tides, Currents, etc. A Description of the principal Harbours on the Coast of North America, and the Account of the most advantageous Tracks across the Atlantic. |
Contents
CONTENTS | 1 |
SECTION II | 112 |
Fernando Po 169 Princes Island 171 St Thomass Island 172 | 172 |
SECTION VI | 481 |
SECTION VIII | 518 |
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