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The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms
Contributor(s): Smyth, William Henry (Author), Belcher, Edward (Author), Belcher, Edward (Revised by)

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 ISBN: 1108061672     ISBN-13: 9781108061674
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $83.59  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - General
Dewey: 623.88
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
Physical Information: 1.66" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (2.08 lbs) 756 pages
Features: Glossary
 
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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.
 
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