Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the Interjacent Ports Compiled Chiefly from Original Journals at the East India House
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- Contents
- Errata
- INTRODUCTION
- DIRECTIONS for sailing from England towards India
- A Table denoting the Equinoctial Limits of the Trade Winds between Africa and America, as experienced in every Month of the Year
- Directions for passing the Equator, after leaving the Cape Verd Islands
- Ships which have been set near the Coast of Brasil
- Winds on Brasil Coast, and Currents
- Islands near Equator, or Brasil Coast
- Fernando Noronha
- Roccas Shoal and probable Dangers
- Trinidad and Martin Vas Rocks
- Ascensao of the Portuguese
- Description of the Brasil Coast and principal Harbours, with Directions
- Banks of Soundings off the Coast of Brasil
- Cape Frio and Rio Janeiro
- Island Grand
- Islands Ascension and St. Helena
- Abstracts and Remarks on Passages to and from St. Helena
- Eastern Passage to St. Helena
- Western Passage to St. Helena
- A comparative View of the Eastern and Western Passages to St. Helena
- On Winds and Currents in the Gulf of Guinea, and Coasts adjacent
- Passage from St. Helena to Benguela, and the Return
- Directions from the Coast of Brasil towards Cape Good Hope, and of Islands near this Route
- Saxemburg Island
- Gough's Island
- Cape Good Hope
- Saldanha Bay
- Cape Good Hope and False Bay
- Cape and Bank Lagullas
- Winds and Weather near the Bank of Lagullas
- Probable Dangers to the southward and eastward of Cape Good Hope
- Directions from Cape Good Hope towards New Holland, Bass's Strait, and Cape Van Diemen, and Islands near this route
- Islands St. Paul and Amsterdam
- From St. Paul towards Bass' Strait
- Winds near the South Coast of New Holland
- From St. Paul toward the N.W. Cape of New Holland, and the Straits eastward of Java
- Dangers and Islands near the West Coast of New Holland, near Java, between Sandalwood Island and New Holland
- Sahul, and other Shoals northward of Timor
- N.W. Cape of New Holland
- Currents, Soundings, and Abstracts of Passages in the Vicinity of the N.W. Part of New Holland
- Cocos, or Keeling Islands
- Christmas Island
- Directions to sail from St. Paul to Sunda Strait
- Description of the South Coast of Java, also of Java Head, and the land near it
- Directions to sail by the outer Passage to Places on either side of the Bay of Bengal; and the prevailing Winds in the Indian Seas
- Directions to proceed from Cape Good Hope, to Bombay, or the Malabar Coast, by the Middle Passage
- Directions for the Passage to the eastward of Madagascar
- Directions for sailing to the Islands Roderigue, Mauritius, and Bourbon
- Banks to the southward of Madagascar, and Description of the Eastern Coast
- Description of the Archipelago of Islands and Dangers, N. and N.E. from Madagascar
- Additional Notes relative to the Seychelle Archipelago
- Banks, Islands, or Dangers, to the E. and S.E. of the Mahe Islands
- Chagos Archipelago
- Instructions for the Inner Passage, or Channel of Mozambiqe
- South and S.W. coast of Madagascar
- St. Augustin's Bay, with Directions to enter it
- Directions for Sailing from St. Augustin's Bay to the Comoro Islands
- The Pracel Bank, and Dangers in its Vicinity
- Island John de Nova, or St. Christopher's
- Comoro Islands and Dangers near them; with Directions for Sailing to the Anchorage of Comoro, Mayotta, and Johanna
- Passage from the Comoro Islands towards India; with the adjacent Islands and Shoals
- Description of the South Coast of Africa, from Cape Lagullas to Algoa Bay
- Description of the Coast of Africa, from Algoa Bay to Corrientes
- Description of the Coast of Africa, from Cape Corrientes to Mozambique
- Description of the Coast of Africa, from Mozambique to the Equator
- Description of the Coast of Africa, from the Equator to Cape Guardafui; and the Island Socotra
- Description of the Coast of Africa, from Cape Guardafui to the Straits of Babehnandel
- Description of the Coast of Arabia, from Cape Aden to Mocha, and the Straits of Babelmandel
- Navigation of the Red Sea
- Coast of Arabia
- Directions for sailingfrom Mocha to Juddah, with a Description of Dangers near the Passage
- Description of Juddah Road, and to sail for it
- Directions for sailing from Juddah to Cosire. Islands and Dangers in the Passage
- Instructions to sail from Cosire up the Sea of Suez; Islands, Dangers, and Harbours in the Passage
- Of Winds, Currents, and Directions for sailing to the Red Sea
- Directions for departing from the Red Sea
- Description of the Coast of Arabia, from Aden to (Cape) Ras-al-gat; and from thence to Muscat
- Description of the Coast of Arabia from Muscat to Cape Mussendom, or Musseldom
- Directions for sailing from India to Muscat, and the Entrance of the Persian Gulf
- Coasts of Scindy and Persia
- Description of the Coast of Persia, from Cape Monze to Cape Jask
- Gulf of Persia
- Directions for sailing through the Gulf of Persia to Basrah; and Description of the Coasts, Islands, &c
- General Directions to sail from the Gulf of Persia to the Malabar Coast, and other Parts of India
- Description of the Coast of Guzarat, from Goapnat or Groapnaught Point to Diu Head, and from thence to the Gulf of Cutch
- Description of the Coast of India, from Bombay to Surat River, with Sailing Directions
- The Gulf of Cambay
- Directions from Surat Bar to Gogo, and to proceed from the Gulf of Cambay to the south ward in the S.W. monsoon
- The Monsoons, Land and Sea Breezes, and Currents on the Malabar side of the Peninsula of India, &c
- Description of Bombay Harbour, and the circumjacent Land; with Sailing Directions 1st
- 2d. Description of Dangers, with the marks to avoid them
- 3d. Of Tides, Soundings, &c
- 4th. Brief Remarks for entering the Harbour
- 5th. To work into the Harbour during the Night when the Weather is clear
- 6th. To approach the Harbour in the S.W. monsoon
- Directions to work out of Bombay Harbour in the S.W. Monsoon, and to sail to the Southward to South Part of the Island Ceylon
- Description of the Western Coast of India from Bombay to Cape Comorin
- 2d. The Coast of Canara
- 3d. The Coast of Malabar
- Laccadiva, or Laccadive Islands
- Description of the Maldiva Islands, their extent and separating Channels
- To sail between Cape Comorin and Point de Galle; and the Coast of Madura described
- Madura, or Tinevelly Coast
- Description of the Western Coast of Ceylon, from Manar to Point de Galle
- Description of the Southern Coast of Ceylon; from Point de Galle to the Elephant Hill and the Great Basses
- Great and Little Basses, with Directions for passing them, and sailing between them and Dondre Head
- The Eastern Coast of Ceylon, from the Elephant Hill to Trincomale
- Description of Trincomale Bay, Back Bay, and the coast contiguous, with Sailing Directions
- To sail into the Bay and to the Harbour
- To work into the Bay with the Wind from westward
- Anchorage of Back Bay, and the adjacent Coast described
- Sailing Directions, and Description of the N.E. and North Coast of Ceylon, from Flagstaff Point to Point Pedro
- Instructions for Ships having occasion to pass inside of Point Pedro Shoal, by Captain P. Heywood, R. N
- Palk's Bay, or the Gulf between the Continent and the N.W. part of Ceylon
- Winds and Currents on the N.E. and Eastern Coasts of Ceylon; and Directions to approach and depart from it in the N.E. monsoon
- The Coast of Coromandel
- Description of the Coast of Coromandel continued from Madras to the northward; with Sailing Directions
- Description of the Coast of Golconda
- Description of the Coast of Orixa or Orissa; with Sailing Directions
- Entrance of the River Hoogly or Hooghly
- The following Channels at present, are navigable into the River Hoogly
- Directions to approach the River Hoogly, with the Winds, and Currents, or Tides
- 2d. During the N.E. Monsoon
- Of storms near and in the River Hoogly
- Description of the Interjacent Rivers, and the Coast, from Codjee Deep to Chittagong
- Monsoons and Currents in the Bay of Bengal The S.W. Monsoon
- The N.E. Monsoon
- Directions to sail from the Southern Parts of the Bay towards Bengal, in both Monsoons
- Directions for sailing from Bengal to Madras, and the Southern Parts of the Bay, during both Monsoons
- Directions for sailing from Bengal, Madras, or other Parts of the Bay, by the Southern Passage to Bombay, or other Places to the Westward, during the S. W. Monsoon
- INDEX
DIRECTIONS for sailing from England towards India
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- Contents
- Errata
- INTRODUCTION
- DIRECTIONS for sailing from England towards India
- A Table denoting the Equinoctial Limits of the Trade Winds between Africa and America, as experienced in every Month of the Year
- Directions for passing the Equator, after leaving the Cape Verd Islands
- Ships which have been set near the Coast of Brasil
- Winds on Brasil Coast, and Currents
- Islands near Equator, or Brasil Coast
- Fernando Noronha
- Roccas Shoal and probable Dangers
- Trinidad and Martin Vas Rocks
- Ascensao of the Portuguese
- Description of the Brasil Coast and principal Harbours, with Directions
- Banks of Soundings off the Coast of Brasil
- Cape Frio and Rio Janeiro
- Island Grand
- Islands Ascension and St. Helena
- Abstracts and Remarks on Passages to and from St. Helena
- Eastern Passage to St. Helena
- Western Passage to St. Helena
- A comparative View of the Eastern and Western Passages to St. Helena
- On Winds and Currents in the Gulf of Guinea, and Coasts adjacent
- Passage from St. Helena to Benguela, and the Return
- Directions from the Coast of Brasil towards Cape Good Hope, and of Islands near this Route
- Saxemburg Island
- Gough's Island
- Cape Good Hope
- Saldanha Bay
- Cape Good Hope and False Bay
- Cape and Bank Lagullas
- Winds and Weather near the Bank of Lagullas
- Probable Dangers to the southward and eastward of Cape Good Hope
- Directions from Cape Good Hope towards New Holland, Bass's Strait, and Cape Van Diemen, and Islands near this route
- Islands St. Paul and Amsterdam
- From St. Paul towards Bass' Strait
- Winds near the South Coast of New Holland
- From St. Paul toward the N.W. Cape of New Holland, and the Straits eastward of Java
- Dangers and Islands near the West Coast of New Holland, near Java, between Sandalwood Island and New Holland
- Sahul, and other Shoals northward of Timor
- N.W. Cape of New Holland
- Currents, Soundings, and Abstracts of Passages in the Vicinity of the N.W. Part of New Holland
- Cocos, or Keeling Islands
- Christmas Island
- Directions to sail from St. Paul to Sunda Strait
- Description of the South Coast of Java, also of Java Head, and the land near it
- Directions to sail by the outer Passage to Places on either side of the Bay of Bengal; and the prevailing Winds in the Indian Seas
- Directions to proceed from Cape Good Hope, to Bombay, or the Malabar Coast, by the Middle Passage
- Directions for the Passage to the eastward of Madagascar
- Directions for sailing to the Islands Roderigue, Mauritius, and Bourbon
- Banks to the southward of Madagascar, and Description of the Eastern Coast
- Description of the Archipelago of Islands and Dangers, N. and N.E. from Madagascar
- Additional Notes relative to the Seychelle Archipelago
- Banks, Islands, or Dangers, to the E. and S.E. of the Mahe Islands
- Chagos Archipelago
- Instructions for the Inner Passage, or Channel of Mozambiqe
- South and S.W. coast of Madagascar
- St. Augustin's Bay, with Directions to enter it
- Directions for Sailing from St. Augustin's Bay to the Comoro Islands
- The Pracel Bank, and Dangers in its Vicinity
- Island John de Nova, or St. Christopher's
- Comoro Islands and Dangers near them; with Directions for Sailing to the Anchorage of Comoro, Mayotta, and Johanna
- Passage from the Comoro Islands towards India; with the adjacent Islands and Shoals
- Description of the South Coast of Africa, from Cape Lagullas to Algoa Bay
- Description of the Coast of Africa, from Algoa Bay to Corrientes
- Description of the Coast of Africa, from Cape Corrientes to Mozambique
- Description of the Coast of Africa, from Mozambique to the Equator
- Description of the Coast of Africa, from the Equator to Cape Guardafui; and the Island Socotra
- Description of the Coast of Africa, from Cape Guardafui to the Straits of Babehnandel
- Description of the Coast of Arabia, from Cape Aden to Mocha, and the Straits of Babelmandel
- Navigation of the Red Sea
- Coast of Arabia
- Directions for sailingfrom Mocha to Juddah, with a Description of Dangers near the Passage
- Description of Juddah Road, and to sail for it
- Directions for sailing from Juddah to Cosire. Islands and Dangers in the Passage
- Instructions to sail from Cosire up the Sea of Suez; Islands, Dangers, and Harbours in the Passage
- Of Winds, Currents, and Directions for sailing to the Red Sea
- Directions for departing from the Red Sea
- Description of the Coast of Arabia, from Aden to (Cape) Ras-al-gat; and from thence to Muscat
- Description of the Coast of Arabia from Muscat to Cape Mussendom, or Musseldom
- Directions for sailing from India to Muscat, and the Entrance of the Persian Gulf
- Coasts of Scindy and Persia
- Description of the Coast of Persia, from Cape Monze to Cape Jask
- Gulf of Persia
- Directions for sailing through the Gulf of Persia to Basrah; and Description of the Coasts, Islands, &c
- General Directions to sail from the Gulf of Persia to the Malabar Coast, and other Parts of India
- Description of the Coast of Guzarat, from Goapnat or Groapnaught Point to Diu Head, and from thence to the Gulf of Cutch
- Description of the Coast of India, from Bombay to Surat River, with Sailing Directions
- The Gulf of Cambay
- Directions from Surat Bar to Gogo, and to proceed from the Gulf of Cambay to the south ward in the S.W. monsoon
- The Monsoons, Land and Sea Breezes, and Currents on the Malabar side of the Peninsula of India, &c
- Description of Bombay Harbour, and the circumjacent Land; with Sailing Directions 1st
- 2d. Description of Dangers, with the marks to avoid them
- 3d. Of Tides, Soundings, &c
- 4th. Brief Remarks for entering the Harbour
- 5th. To work into the Harbour during the Night when the Weather is clear
- 6th. To approach the Harbour in the S.W. monsoon
- Directions to work out of Bombay Harbour in the S.W. Monsoon, and to sail to the Southward to South Part of the Island Ceylon
- Description of the Western Coast of India from Bombay to Cape Comorin
- 2d. The Coast of Canara
- 3d. The Coast of Malabar
- Laccadiva, or Laccadive Islands
- Description of the Maldiva Islands, their extent and separating Channels
- To sail between Cape Comorin and Point de Galle; and the Coast of Madura described
- Madura, or Tinevelly Coast
- Description of the Western Coast of Ceylon, from Manar to Point de Galle
- Description of the Southern Coast of Ceylon; from Point de Galle to the Elephant Hill and the Great Basses
- Great and Little Basses, with Directions for passing them, and sailing between them and Dondre Head
- The Eastern Coast of Ceylon, from the Elephant Hill to Trincomale
- Description of Trincomale Bay, Back Bay, and the coast contiguous, with Sailing Directions
- To sail into the Bay and to the Harbour
- To work into the Bay with the Wind from westward
- Anchorage of Back Bay, and the adjacent Coast described
- Sailing Directions, and Description of the N.E. and North Coast of Ceylon, from Flagstaff Point to Point Pedro
- Instructions for Ships having occasion to pass inside of Point Pedro Shoal, by Captain P. Heywood, R. N
- Palk's Bay, or the Gulf between the Continent and the N.W. part of Ceylon
- Winds and Currents on the N.E. and Eastern Coasts of Ceylon; and Directions to approach and depart from it in the N.E. monsoon
- The Coast of Coromandel
- Description of the Coast of Coromandel continued from Madras to the northward; with Sailing Directions
- Description of the Coast of Golconda
- Description of the Coast of Orixa or Orissa; with Sailing Directions
- Entrance of the River Hoogly or Hooghly
- The following Channels at present, are navigable into the River Hoogly
- Directions to approach the River Hoogly, with the Winds, and Currents, or Tides
- 2d. During the N.E. Monsoon
- Of storms near and in the River Hoogly
- Description of the Interjacent Rivers, and the Coast, from Codjee Deep to Chittagong
- Monsoons and Currents in the Bay of Bengal The S.W. Monsoon
- The N.E. Monsoon
- Directions to sail from the Southern Parts of the Bay towards Bengal, in both Monsoons
- Directions for sailing from Bengal to Madras, and the Southern Parts of the Bay, during both Monsoons
- Directions for sailing from Bengal, Madras, or other Parts of the Bay, by the Southern Passage to Bombay, or other Places to the Westward, during the S. W. Monsoon
- INDEX
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- Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the Interjacent PortsCompiled Chiefly from Original Journals at the East India House, pp. 1 - 13Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014