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Re: William Bligh's navigation and mapping
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2016 Aug 12, 13:51 -0400
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2016 Aug 12, 13:51 -0400
Greg,
Bligh's Narrative was first publishd in 1792 and republished unabridged in 1936 by E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., With respect to equipment Bligh had at his disposal, I quote the following excerpt ........
...."Mr. Smauel got 150 lb. of bread, with a small quantity of rum and wine, also a quadrant and compass, but he was fobidden. on pain of death, to touch either map, ephemeris, book of astronomical observtions, sextant, timekeeper, or any of my surveys or drawings."
Henry
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On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 7:58 PM, Greg Rudzinski <NoReply_Rudzinski@fer3.com> wrote:
I do seem to remember reading that Bligh had an octant, no charts, and no watch. He had memorized important latitudes which allowed for latitude sailing.
Greg Rudzinski
