New piloting directions for the Mediterranean sea, the Adriatic, or Gulf of Venice, the Black sea, Grecian archipelago, and the seas of Marmara and Azof: written to accompany the new chart of the Mediterranean sea

John William Norie

1831

Contents

• THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR: iv
• the Tides and Currents in the Strait of Gibraltar 9 Observations on making: 10
• From Cape St Antonio to Cape de Creux: 26
• Section III: 36
• Islands 44 Cala Longa Port Colon Alcudia Bay 45 Pollenza Bay: 46
• Section IV: 53
• From the River Var to La Spezia and Sarzana I: 65
• The Island of Corsica s i n ii ii1I v t nv u it: 72
• Section VII: 89
• The Islands Palmarola Ponza Zannone and Vandotena: 99
• Section VIII: 111
• iEgadean Islands witfy t Spools adjacent and the Island: 117
• riue Levanso Formiches Porcelli 124 tsteithfl Reefs and Skerri Backs: 129
• Strait of Messina 133 City ofVMessipa 135 Aci Reale Oulf of Catania 137: 137
• The Pelagie Islands comprehending Linosa Lampedusa and Lampion: 147
• anrfwnhotrakf islands 187 Pxo Island 189 Antipaxo Island Coast: 192
• Cape St Angelo 211 Monembasia Islands Caravi Falconeri and Bello Poulo: 216
• r Islands of Skiathos Scopelo Cilidroni and Sarikino 222 Pellerissa Island: 224
• ? Siphanto Paros AntiParos Naxia Serpho Thermia Syra Delos: 232
• TheGulfof Adramytti Port OKvier or Jero 266 Ports Longoneand Sign268: 268
• Tenedos 269 Plain of Tray 270 Cape Janissary Dardanelles or Helles: 274
• THE EUXINE or BLACK SEA CALLED BY THE TURKS KARA DEGNEZ: 281
• The NorthEast and South Sides of the Black Sea from the Strait: 291
• z w v Section XVII: 299
• Harbours Port Polemos 306 Andraki River Phineka Cape Khelidonia 30?: 315
• The Coast of Palestine: 325
• Section XX: 336
• The Coast of Tunis from Ras al Zargiss to La Cala: 345
• The Coast of Algiers from La Cala to the River Mahala: 353
• The Coast of Marocco from Mahala River to Tetuan Bay: 359

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Bibliographic information

• Title: New piloting directions for the Mediterranean sea, the Adriatic, or Gulf of Venice, the Black sea, Grecian archipelago, and the seas of Marmara and Azof: written to accompany the new chart of the Mediterranean sea
• Author: John William Norie
• Published: 1831
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Mar 31, 2006