The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms

The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms

The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms

The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms

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Overview

Admiral William Henry Smyth (1780–1865) went to sea at an early age, becoming a sailor and surveyor with the East India Company, and later moving to Mediterranean waters. A founding member of the Royal Geographical Society in 1830, he spent much of his free time engaged in scientific pursuits. One of his final projects was this 'word-book' of nautical terminology, which he had been compiling throughout his career, and whose publication was eagerly anticipated by his fellow naval officers. Although Smyth died before it was published in 1867, his notes were edited by his family and revised by Sir Edward Belcher (1799–1877). Ranging from technical terminology to sailors' slang, Smyth's glossary contains more than 700 pages of definitions, arranged alphabetically, making it an indispensable source on nineteenth-century nautical vocabulary for both maritime historians and sailing aficionados.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781108061674
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 08/22/2013
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
Edition description: Reissue
Pages: 756
Sales rank: 872,126
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.65(d)

Table of Contents

Editor's preface; Introduction; Digest of sea terms and phrases.
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