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EARLY HISTORY OF TRAVEL & GEOGRAPHY. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. Offering a fascinating view into the perception of the world during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, this collection includes accounts of Columbus's discovery of the Americas and encompasses most of the Age of Discovery, during which Europeans and their descendants intensively explored and mapped the world. This series is a wealth of information from some the most groundbreaking explorers. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ A short compendium of the new and much enlarged sea-book, or, Pilots sea-mirror: containing the distances and thwart courses of the eastern, northern, and western navigation. Newly enlarged and amended, by several experienced navigators. Pilots sea-mirror Pilots sea-mirrour Childe, L. Translation and adaptation of parts of the Dutch Seespiegel and De lichtende columne. 48, [8] p. London,: Printed by W. Godbid for G. Hurlock... and W. Fisher..., Wing (2nd ed.) / S3581B English Reproduction of the original in the Boston Public Library ++++ This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction.