North Pacific Ocean Directory

The rare second edition of this important directory on Pacific navigation by the English geographer and hydrographer Alexander George Findlay (1812-75). Provenance the G & N Ingleton with bookplate on inside of front cover. Published by Richard Holmes Laurie, London, 1870. green cloth, 2nd Edition. pp xxxii, 1007, 2 pages of Publisher’s advertisements, thick 8vo, with 9 folding maps and 2 engraved views.

Findlay had observed that navigators of his time had to consult a considerable number of documents to gather the information they needed to sail the Pacific Ocean safely. Not only was this highly impractical, it also exposed seafarers to conflicting information that could lead to their demise. First published in 1851 this nautical directory, compiled by Findlay from reputable sources, provided seamen with a single comprehensive and authoritative reference work.