"A Medium in Which I Seek Relief": Manuscripts of American Sailors 1919-1940Main MenuIntroductionPublication IntroductionTranscriptionsThe SailorsBeginning of PathThe ShipsBeginning of PathContext & AnalysisBeginning of PathSources / CitationsBeginning of PathAnnie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434
Van Horne Morris Poem
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12020-01-22T18:43:50-08:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434The American Practical Navigator by Nathaniel Bowditch.Annie Tummino6Annotationplain2020-05-18T06:02:22-07:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434
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12020-02-02T11:12:52-08:00Van Horne Morris Poem, circa 194016Transcriptionplain2021-08-26T11:24:24-07:00This poem was in the same envelope as Van's letter home. Bowditch is a colloquial term for The New American Practical Navigator by Nathaniel Bowditch, who is often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation. First published in 1802, Bowditch is still carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel and is regularly updated and published online by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. You can check out an 1868 edition of The New American Practical Navigator here.