Sailing directions for the coast of Guayana, from the river Maranon to the river Orinoco, also for the island of Trinidad |
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Sailing Directions for the Coast of Guayana, from the River Maranon to the ... John William Norie No preview available - 2016 |
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9 fathoms abreast anchor anchorage appearance bank Barima bear Berbice Boca bottom Bram's Point called Cape North Cayenne CHAGUARAMAS channel coast of Guayana Constables Copename course Crab Island danger distance Dutch east eastern point eastward ebb tide encumbered entrance Essequibo extends fathoms water feet water flood forms Fort Amsterdam full and change Gaspar Grande ground Gulf of Paria half a mile harbour Harbour-master haul high water island of Trinidad islet keep land larboard larboard tack latitude leeward Leguan Island lighthouse low water Malingre Maranon mariner mid-channel miles an hour miles wide Monos Monos Island Mount Mayez mouth navigable nearly north-westward northern northward numerous observed Orinoco Oyapoc pass passage pilot Point Galera Point Galiota Poumaron rainy season River Courantin River Orinoco Sabinetta sail sand shallow ship shoals shore Sinnamari River situated Soldado soundings southward steer stretches Surinam town Wakenaam western side westward wind windward
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Page 4 - ... the Netherlands, wheresoever built, and without any restriction or limitation as to the mariners navigating them : but at the expiration of the said five years, or as much sooner as His Majesty the King of the Netherlands shall think proper, such trade shall be carried on only in such ships as are Dutch built, and whereof the Master and three-fourths of the crew are subjects of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands. Import and Export Duties. AKT. II. His Majesty the King of the Netherlands...