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From: Brad Morris
Date: 2009 Oct 18, 16:00 -0700
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2009 Oct 18, 16:00 -0700
Thanks Nicolas. "Mariner's Compass Rectified" by 1768, was certainly no longer a first edition by any stretch. Some digging last night made it an edition dating from (at least by some accounts) 1633. That makes the book the anachronism! Best Regards Brad --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList+@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---