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The island of Hispaniola in colonial times. From Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography by J. R. Beard. Boston: James Redpath, 1863.

Le Cap François, c. 1731. From a French map.

Note: I believe these images to be in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of the life of the author plus 100 years.

Sailing distances
around Haïti

By sea, in miles.

Miragoane to Jacmel, 229
Pto. Plata to Gonaïves, 225
Gonaïves to St.-Marc, 28
St.-Marc to Petit Goaves, 53
Petit Goaves to Miragoâne, 16
Pt. Plata to Monte Christi, 65
Monte Christi to P. de Paix, 67
P. de Paix to Gonaïves, 102
Le Cap François to Port-au-Prince, 185
Le Cap François to Pto. Plata, 91
Port-au-Prince to St. Marc, 52
Port-au-Prince to Aux Cayes, 205
Port-au-Prince to Jacmel, 267
Port-au-Prince to Petit Goave, 34
Petit Goave to Aux Cayes, 176

Selected Works

The Matty Graves novels

Book 1: No Quarter

Midshipman Matty Graves must choose between family and duty.

“Refreshingly cynical.”
—Jonathan Lunn

Book 2: The War of Knives

Acting-Lieutenant Matty Graves gets caught up in the Haitian Revolution in 1800. Mayhem ensues!

"[N]ever dull . . ."
—Madison Smartt Bell

Book 3: Peter Wicked

Matty seizes the opportunity to make a name and fortune for himself—even if it means destroying those closest to him.

"[U]nusual, if somewhat jaundiced . . ."
—Library Journal

Errata

Errata
Errors after the fact

History

Lubber's Glossary
Seamen's terms in landsmen's language

Timeline
Haitian Timeline

Nautical info bits

Sailing distances around Haïti
How far it is from here to there, by sea, in English statute miles.

Officers' uniforms
Public domain stuff—I didn't write this.

Maps

Maps
Yep, still maps

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Sailing distances around Haïti

Selected Works

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Sailing distances
around Haïti