Linking to a pdf from an ebook

A curious problem:
Using hyperlink panel, I referenced a "pdf" within a document and exported to epub. The epub highlights link as a hyperlink, but either does nothing or jumps back to previous entry in content list.
I opened up the epub and added the pdf file to "Misc" folder and linked to it using standard "a ref" code, as in:
<p class="text"><a href="/Misc/Harriman97LakesE.pdf"><span class="txtbital">Lakes Chart</span></a></p>
Adobe Digital Editions simply crashes when I hit the hyperlink, and Firefox "e" addon pushes to next item in content list.
I'm missing something simple here, but can't figure it out . . . any ideas?

After a little extra research, I'm sure you are correct; it's the format rather than an incorrect link. The issue is a large table in InDesign that would be unusable, I think, in an epub; my thinking was to make it an external file that would be linkable. Perhaps an image . . .
Thanks for the response

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