Pilots of the Bay and River Delaware and Lewes Lore

Marvil, James E.

Verlag: Sussex Press, Laurel, DE, 1965

Beschreibung

Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine, white dust jacket with color illustration and black lettering, map illustrated end pages, 400 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits. "The first white man to sail into the Delaware Bay was Henry Hudson who anchored inside the Capes for a night in 1609. He did not explore the Bay most likely because he had no pilot. Since then pilots have been sought to conduct ships safely past treacherous shoals and shallows. Knowledge and experience are more necessary today than ever in delivering ships safely to their destinations up river. " dust jacket Includes bibliographical references (page 398). VG-/ VG- (light toning to end pages from newspaper article, light shelfwear to boards, corners bumped. Pages are otherwise clean and clear. Dust jacket has overall shelf wear). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 178583

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Pilots of the Bay and River Delaware and ...

Verlag: Sussex Press, Laurel, DE

Erscheinungsdatum: 1965

Einband: Hardcover