Navigation

1926 · ref. 59231 — Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office Hydrographic Office U.S. Navy 1926-1928. Two vols. 8vo. xxxii 4 788; ix 1 619 pp. With 5 large folding colour maps 2 double-sided. Uniformly bound in light-green publisher’s buckram gilt lettering stamped on front covers & spines slight uniform toning darkening to spines shelfwear still VG set w/ maps in bright condition. Third editions revised & expanded of these coast pilot guides to waters of the South Pacific Southeast Asia and Australasia encompassing New Zealand New Guinea the Gilbert Caroline Marshall Fiji Samoan Hawaiian New Hebrides and Indonesian Islands drawing upon British Royal Navy coast pilots Australian Southeast Asian Polynesian and U.S. Navy reports. Prior to modern GPS systems and satellite navigation these regularly updated and revised navigation handbooks provided key sailing instructions. The map outlines the available charts for the entire Pacific. Government Printing Office, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy, hardcover