This reminds me of the classic Junks and Sampans of the Yangtse by G. R. G. Worcester (reprint: https://www.usni.org/press/books/junks-and-sampans-yangtze)
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This is how they found their way on the high seas mid 16th century.
L'Art de Naviguer. Facsimile of the 1554 French edition of Pedro de Medina's 'Arte de Navegar'.
Published about 1980 by De Boer Maritieme Handboeken, Netherlands, limited to 1000 copies, printed on antique laid paper. ISBN 9782852310087
From Wikipedia:
Arte de navegar ("The Art of Navigation", 1545) was the first work published in Spain dealing exclusively with navigational techniques (Martín Fernández de Enciso's Suma de Geographia, 1519, which gave ample geographical information already contained solar declination tables with explanations and the corrections for finding the latitude by measuring the height of Polaris).
The book was internationally disseminated and quickly translated into several European languages: it was translated into French fifteen times between 1554 and 1663, five times into Dutch (1580-1598), three times into Italian (1554-1609) and twice into English. This work contributed considerably to the development of navigation on the high seas.
L'Art de Naviguer. Facsimile of the 1554 French edition of Pedro de Medina's 'Arte de Navegar'.
Published about 1980 by De Boer Maritieme Handboeken, Netherlands, limited to 1000 copies, printed on antique laid paper. ISBN 9782852310087
From Wikipedia:
Arte de navegar ("The Art of Navigation", 1545) was the first work published in Spain dealing exclusively with navigational techniques (Martín Fernández de Enciso's Suma de Geographia, 1519, which gave ample geographical information already contained solar declination tables with explanations and the corrections for finding the latitude by measuring the height of Polaris).
The book was internationally disseminated and quickly translated into several European languages: it was translated into French fifteen times between 1554 and 1663, five times into Dutch (1580-1598), three times into Italian (1554-1609) and twice into English. This work contributed considerably to the development of navigation on the high seas.
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Great resource !
Excellent choice! An essential reference work for anybody interested in period English warships and really valuable for anybody building any sailing ship model, too. It took him ten years to write it. That said, I doubt anybody has ever sat and read it cover to cover, so don't make yourself crazy. Just skim it and read what's of interest as you go, because even if you read the whole thing, it isn't possible for anybody to remember everything that's in it! You'll be lucky to scratch your head someday thinking "I know I've got the answer in a book here somewhere, but damned if I can remember which one." Then grab Lees and check the index. Odds are it'll be in there.