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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02119 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1786 |
| Title | Navigational journal |
| Date | 1786 |
| Author | Little, William (fl. 1786) |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Content Description | Contains numerous charts and geometric diagrams in water color. Includes meticulous information on the navigational aspects of geometry. Contains a Mercator's chart created by Little in Newburyport under the tutelage of Bartholomew Horace Burgess dated 1 March 1786. Journal entries document the "Ship Juno ... William Little Commander On a Voyage from England Towards Madeira 1786." |
| Subjects | Maritime Mathematics Global History and Civics Commerce Merchants and Trade |
| People | Little, William (fl. 1786) Burgess, Bartholomew Horace (fl. 1786-1790) |
| Place written | Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |