Copyright by Plimoth Plantation, Inc., and the Pilgrim Society, 1953
Copyright by Plimoth Plantation, Inc., and the Pilgrim Society, 1953
Henry F. Howeis author ofPrologue to New England, New York, 1943, andSalt Rivers of the Massachusetts Shore, New York, 1951, both published by Rinehart & Co., Inc. Much of the material here presented is condensed from these volumes.The cover decoration, which is reproduced from the London 1614 translation of Bartholomew Pitiscus,Trigonometry: or the doctrine of triangles, shows not only early seventeenth century ships but seamen using a cross-staff and casting a lead.
Henry F. Howeis author ofPrologue to New England, New York, 1943, andSalt Rivers of the Massachusetts Shore, New York, 1951, both published by Rinehart & Co., Inc. Much of the material here presented is condensed from these volumes.
The cover decoration, which is reproduced from the London 1614 translation of Bartholomew Pitiscus,Trigonometry: or the doctrine of triangles, shows not only early seventeenth century ships but seamen using a cross-staff and casting a lead.
Printed in offset by The Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, ConnecticutComposition by The Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine