1770 Maritime book belonging to the Gardner’s of Boston

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1770 Maritime book belonging to the Gardner’s of Boston
The Mariner's Compass Rectified 1770
Description:
The Mariner’s Compass rectified by Andrew Wakeley Mathematician, Enlarged  with many useful additions, by J. Atkinson  and revised by William Mountaine F.R.S. “Printed in London for J. Mount and T. Page on the Tower-hill where you may have all sorts of sea books, 1770.”
This book came from Near Boston and belonged to many members of the Gardner family.
“Nicholas Gardner his book 1772”
“Caleb Gardner his book given to him by his aunt Saly ( Sarah) Gardner”
“Isaac Gardner of Boston and his book and pen and hand this November 9”
The penmanship changes between the different Caleb Gardners that own this book the color of ink as well it is rather confusing to determine at times.
There are lots of Gardner's  Caleb’s and Isaac and Sarah Gardner all around Boston ( as Saly is a nickname for Sarah) there are 2 or 3 different Caleb Gardner signatures on this book also in 1772 and one different handwriting in 1788 and 1787.
There is a gravestone in the Granary Burying Ground in Boston
Captain Nicholas Gardner (1749-1782) fought in the American Revolution and was mortally wounded by the enemy at age 33.
There is not much to find about this Nicholas but there was a Nicholas Gardner in the Marines serving in the Revolutionary War .
Marines in the Revolution A History of the Continental Marines in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 By Charles Richard Smith · 1975 Page 393
As for Isaac Gardner the one you find on the Boston area
There is a major Isaac Gardner who was in command of the Brookline Militia and he was killed at Lexington, Mass on April 19 1775 at Watson’s corner (Cambridge).
I will leave this open for further research as there are a lot of Caleb Gardner around Boston and there are question marks and much more research and genealogy to be done and I am right now buried in research work so I will let the next owner do the digging for this neat maritime book.
The book is itself very interesting with neat maritime
Illustrated with woodcuts, diagrams, and tables
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270 pages.
Condition as is for its age is in fine condition original leather covers & title page, some foxing and tears, may be missing one leaf 2 pages pages 271 and 272. otherwise complete.
A great addition to your collection of 18th century maritime seafaring items, or for members of the Gardner Family.