The lighting colomne or sea-mirrour containing the sea-coasts of the northern, eastern and western navigation: setting forth in divers necessarie sea-cards all the ports, rivers, bayes, roads, depths and sands ... With the discoveries of the chief countries, and on what cours and distance they lay one from another ... As also the situation of the northernly countries, as islands, the strate Davids, the isle of Ian-Mayen, Bear-Island, Old-Greenland, Spitsbergen and Nova Zembla ... Gathered out of the experience and practice of divers pilots and lovers of the famous art of navigation. By Jan van Loon. Whereunto is added a brief instruction of the art of navigation, together vvith nevv tables of the suns declination, also an almanack extending untill the yeare 1661.
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The lighting colomne or sea-mirrour containing the sea-coasts of the northern, eastern and western navigation: setting forth in divers necessarie sea-cards all the ports, rivers, bayes, roads, depths and sands ... With the discoveries of the chief countries, and on what cours and distance they lay one from another ... As also the situation of the northernly countries, as islands, the strate Davids, the isle of Ian-Mayen, Bear-Island, Old-Greenland, Spitsbergen and Nova Zembla ... Gathered out of the experience and practice of divers pilots and lovers of the famous art of navigation. By Jan van Loon. Whereunto is added a brief instruction of the art of navigation, together vvith nevv tables of the suns declination, also an almanack extending untill the yeare 1661.
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Colom, Jacob Aertsz, 1599-1673.
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At Amsterdam :: printed by John Johnson bookseller, dwelling upon the Water, in the Passe-card,
1654.
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"The lighting colomne or sea-mirrour containing the sea-coasts of the northern, eastern and western navigation: setting forth in divers necessarie sea-cards all the ports, rivers, bayes, roads, depths and sands ... With the discoveries of the chief countries, and on what cours and distance they lay one from another ... As also the situation of the northernly countries, as islands, the strate Davids, the isle of Ian-Mayen, Bear-Island, Old-Greenland, Spitsbergen and Nova Zembla ... Gathered out of the experience and practice of divers pilots and lovers of the famous art of navigation. By Jan van Loon. Whereunto is added a brief instruction of the art of navigation, together vvith nevv tables of the suns declination, also an almanack extending untill the yeare 1661." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A80180.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2024.
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How these landes doe lye one from the other, and from other lands.
From the Fourne to S. Matthewes poynt s.s.e. and s.e. and by south 4 or 5 leagues.
From S. Matthewes poynt to Croydon, or Claesdowne e. southeast 3 leagues.
From S. Matthewes poynt to the Race of Fontenay, or the Keyser, south and by east 6 leagues.
From Ushant to Portland northeast 53 leagues.
From Ushant to the Steart northeast and by north 39 or 40 leagues.
From Ushant to the Lizart north 29 leagues.
From Ushant to Silly northwest and by north and n.n.w. 34 leagues.
From Ushant to Cape Cleare in Ireland northwest 78 leagues.
From Ushant to the Island of S. Michaels, s.w. and by w. 360 leagues.
From Ushant to the Cape Finisterre southsouthwest we∣sterly 121 leagues.
From Ushant to Cisarga southsouthwest 110 leagues.
From Ushant to Cape Prior s.s.w. 105 leagues.
From Ushant to C. de Pinas south 93 leagues.
From Ushant to Laredo s.s.e. 104 leagues.
When men sail away s. and by east from Ushant, then they run a little without the Seames,
From the Race of Fontenay to the Pennes southeast, somewhat easterly 10 or 11 leagues.
From Fontenay to Oldyarne e.s.e. 7 leagues.
From Oldyarne to the Pennes southeast and by south, five leagues.
From the west end of the Seames to the Pennes e.s.e. & by east 13 leagues.
From the Seames to the Band or Craghe of Oleron s.e. and by east 68 leagues.
From the Seames to the Bayon in France southeast some¦what southerley 102 leagues.
From the Seames to S. Sebastians southeast and by south 102 leagues.
From the Seames to Bilbaw southsoutheast, easterly 96 leagues.
From the Seames to Saint Andero southsoutheast, 92 leagues.
From the Seames to Cape de Pinas, or Tores, south 81 leagues.
From the Seames to Ribadeus s. & by west, 89. leagues.
From the Seames to Cape de Ortegall southsouthwest southerly, 84 leagues.
From the Seames to C. Finisterre southwest & by south, southerly 112 leagues.
From the Seames to Silly, Northnorthwest, five and forty leagues.
From the west Pennes, to the east Pennes or Glannons, eastsoutheast 6 leagues.
From Glannons or Gloyland to Groy, east and west, nine or 10 leagues.
From the east end off Groy to the west end of Bell-Isle, the course is southsoutheast 5 leagues.
From Glannons, or Gloyland, to Bell-Isle, s.e. and by e. somewhat easterly 13 or 14 leagues.
From the northwest end of Bell-Isle to the southeast end, the course is southeast and by east 5 leagues.
From the West Pennes, to Bell-Isle eastsoutheast 21 leagues.
From the east end of Bell-Isle to the east end off the Cardinall east and by north 4 leagues.
From the east poynt off the Cardinall, to the entring off Morbeam n.n.w. 4 leagues.
From the west Pennes to Viverus southsouthwest 84 leagues.
From the west Pennes to Sysarga southwest and by south 102 leagues.
From Groy to Viverus, southwest and by s. 90 leagues.
From Groy to Cape de Finisterre, s.w. 123 leagues.
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