The Sailor's Word-Book

An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms

By:

William Henry Smyth

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History

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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.

Release date Australia

August 22nd, 2013

Author

William Henry Smyth

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributor

Revised by Edward Belcher

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

756

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History

Dimensions

140x216x42

ISBN-13

9781108061674

Product ID

21156064

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