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Edmund March Blunt
American navigator and publisher
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1770
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1862
country of citizenship: United States of America
occupation: explorer, publisher, hydrographer, cartographer
Edmund March Blunt (June 20, 1770 – January 4, 1862) was an American navigator, author, and publisher of nautical magazines. He established a nautical book and chart publishing firm that became the largest publishing firm in early 19th century. In 1796, he published American Coastal Pilot, which described every port of the United States. Blunt created a map in 1796 of what is now the Federated States of Micronesia.
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1The American Coast Pilot
The first book of American sailing directions published in the United States.
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author: Edmund March Blunt, Lawrence Furlong
1796