The English pilot
Subtitle: The fourth book. Describing The West-India navigation, from Hudson's Bay to the River Amazones. Particularly delineating The Sea Coasts, Capes, Headlands, Rivers, Bays, Roads, Havens, Harbours, Streights, Rocks, Sands, Shoals, Banks, Depths of Water, and Anchorage, with all the Islands therein, as Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Barbadoes, Antigua, Bermudas, Porto Rico, and the rest of the Caribbee and Bahama Islands. Also, A new Description of Newfoundland, New England, New York, East and West New- Jersey, Dellawar Bay, Virginia, Maryland, Carolina. showing, The Courses and Distances from one Place to another; the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, the Setting of the Tides and Currents, &c. With many other Things necessary to be known in Navigation
By: By the Information of divers able Navigators of our own and other Nations
Contributors: Fisher, William, fl. 1669-1691; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library)
Edition: The Whole being much Enlarged and Corrected, with the Additions of several New Charts and Descriptions.
Publisher: Printed for J. Mount, T. Page, and W. Mount, on Tower-Hill.
Published: 1775
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [cartographic material] :
Number of pages: 66
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Navigation; Pilot guides; Nautical charts
Notes: P. 2 misnumbered as p. 4.

British royal coat of arms.

"The 'English pilot' series was first initiated by John Seller, but 'The fourth book' was issued under the partnership of William Fisher and John Thornton" (NUC; Verner).

The arrangement of books and parts of 'The English pilot' is based on Tooley, 'Maps and map-makers', p. 61. Editions of book 4 are described by Verner.

John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Adams Library, in the Custody of the Boston Public Library.

John Adams' signature on title page.

John Adams Library copy transferred from the supervisors of the Temple and School Fund. Quincy, Mass., 1894.

ESTC, N47820

Phillips, 1164

Verner, C. Carto-bibliographical study of The English pilot the fourth book, 31

Tooley, R.V. Maps and map-makers, 61

Ex libris (signature): John Adams.

John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Adams Library, in the Custody of the Boston Public Library

John Adams' signature on title page: "John Adams."

John Adams Library copy transferred from the supervisors of the Temple and School Fund. Quincy, Mass., 1894.
Table of contents: title: Plate charts: [1] The Description and Uses of a New and Correct sea-chart of the Western and Southern Ocean, Shewing the Variation of the Compass; title: [2] A New and Correct Chart of the North Part of America from New Found Land to Hudsons Bay; title: [3] A New and Accurate Chart of the vast Atlantic or Western Ocean ...; title: [4] A New Generall Chart for the West Indies of E. Wright's Projection vut. Mercators Chart; title: [5] A Chart of the Sea Coast of New Foundland, New Scotland, New England, New York, New Jersey with Virginia and Maryland; title: [6] The Harbour of Casco Bay and Islands Adjacent; title: [7] A New and Correct Chart of the Coast of New Foundland from Cape Raze to Cape Bonavista, with Chebucto Harbour in Nova Scotia Done from the latest Observations; title: [8] A Chart Shewing Part of the Sea Coast of New Foundland From ye Bay of Bulls to little Placentia exacting and Carefully lay'd down by Iohn Gandy; title: [9] A Map of the Coast of New England from Staten Island to the Island of Breton; title: as it was actualy Survey'd by Cap.t Cyprian Southack; title: [inset maps: The Town of Boston in New England; title: A Chart of the Atlantic Ocean shewing the Situation of Nova Scotia with respect to the British Isles; title: [10] A Draught of New York from the Hook to New YorkTown by Mark Tiddeman; title: [11] Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, East & West New Jersey; title: [12] A Draught of Virginia from the Capes to York in York River and to Kuiquotan or Hamton in James River by Mark Tiddeman; title: [13] A New Mapp of the Island of St Christophers being an Actuall Survey taken by Mr Andrew Norwood Survey.r Gen.ll; title: [14] A Large Draft of South Carolina from Cape Roman to Port Royall; title: [15] A Correct Chart of the Caribee Islands; title: [16] A Correct Chart of Hispaniola with the Windward Passage ...; title: [17] A Draft of the West End of the Island of Porto Rico and the Island of Zachee; title: with A Draught of the Island of Beata, on the South Side of Hispaniola; title: A Draught of Sam Bay on the South Side of Hispaniola; title: Platform Bay on the South Side of Cape Nicholas; title: The West End of the Island of Heneago; title: [18] A New & Correct Chart of Cuba, Streights of Bahama, Windward Passage, the Current through the Gulf of Florida, with the Soundings &c. ... [inset: A Plan of the Harbour & Town of Havana ...]; title: [19] A New and Correct Draught of the Bay of Matanzas, on the North side of ye Island Cuba ...; title: [20] A New & Correct Chart of the Island of Jamaica. with its Bays, Harbours, Rocks, Soundings, &c.; title: [21] A Chart of the coast of Guayana, From the Entrance of the River Orinoco ... to the Entrance of the River Amazones ...; title: with The river Orinoco From the Entrance thereof to St. Thomas's; title: and The river of Surinam and Places adjacent; title: [22] A New and Correct Chart of the Trading Part of the West Indies.