Project Gutenberg 2007-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 157 Cook, James 1728 1779 Cook, Captain (James) Cooke, James Directions for Navigating on Part of the South Coast of Newfoundland, with a Chart Thereof, Including the Islands of St. Peter's and Miquelon And a Particular Account of the Bays, Harbours, Rocks, Land-marks, Depths of Water, Latitudes, Bearings, and Distances from Place to Place, the Setting of the Currents, and Flowing of the Tides, &c., from an Actual Survey, Taken by Order of Commodore Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore, &c. E-text prepared by two www.PGDP.net volunteers and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Early Canadiana Online (http://www.canadiana.org/)) "Directions for Navigating on Part of the South Coast of Newfoundland, with…" by James Cook is a navigational manual written in the mid-18th century. This book serves as a detailed guide for sailors, covering essential information about the bays, harbors, rocks, landmarks, and various navigational information crucial for safe passage along the south coast of Newfoundland and the adjacent islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. The content of the book primarily consists of a practical account of navigation in this coastal region, including precise directions for entering and anchoring at various harbors, descriptions of significant geographical features, hazards, and the nature of the underwater terrain. Cook meticulously documents the depths of water, tidal flows, and currents, aiming to aid fishermen and mariners in navigating the often treacherous waters of this area. This document not only showcases the geographical understanding of the time but also reflects the early surveying efforts in maritime navigation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Navigation -- Newfoundland and Labrador Pilot guides -- Newfoundland and Labrador VK Text Category: Travel Writing Category: How To ... 84609 2025-07-09T07:56:15.933559 text/html 82542 2007-06-23T16:02:11 text/html 175178 2025-07-09T07:56:22.399501 application/epub+zip 174818 2025-07-09T07:56:19.661611 application/epub+zip 87931 2025-07-09T07:56:18.375514 application/epub+zip 406628 2025-07-09T07:56:24.187477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393363 2025-07-09T07:56:21.553566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101949 2022-09-10T09:59:45.095983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70887 2025-07-09T07:56:15.437539 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70861 2007-06-23T15:56:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70876 2007-06-23T15:56:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21424 2025-07-09T07:56:24.309499 application/rdf+xml 27519 2025-07-09T07:56:18.879507 image/jpeg 4897 2025-07-09T07:56:18.624534 image/jpeg 22328 2007-06-23T15:56:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 57893 2007-06-23T16:03:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 22334 2007-06-23T15:56:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 174855 2025-07-09T07:56:15.943576 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia