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First published in 1867, the Sailor's Word-Book is an incomparable alphabetical digest of nautical terms - some 14,000 in all. It defines a huge range of common and rare words, some of which, though now antiquated or obsolete, nevertheless appear regularly in contemporary works, because it remains one of the principal sources for many of the foremost writers of maritime non-fiction and fiction of our times. As well as de facto terms dealing with every aspect of ships and the sea - encompassing warships, merchant vessels, small craft, seamanship, navigation, meteorology, naval architecture, ship construction and fittings - the author also included 'galley slang', relevant natural history terms and even birds and fishes that were considered good eating. Not least of the pleasures of this book is the author's characteristic manner, which is as pithy and direct as the idiom itself. Much more than a period piece, this new edition is an invaluable tool for maritime historians, model-makers, sailors and indeed anyone with an interest in the maritime world.
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William Henry Smyth (1788-1865) devoted most of his naval career to surveying, and the results, often carried out in collaboration with French, Austrian and Neapolitan surveyors, were highly acclaimed. He was a Fellow and, later, President (1849-51) of the Royal Geographical Society. In 1858 he began to assemble the Sailor's Word-Book from material amassed during his long career. Although he completed the work, he died before he saw its publication.
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Sailors word book,
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This review is from: The Sailor's Word Book: The Classic Source for Over 14,000 Nautical and Naval Terms: The Classic Dictionary of Nautical Terms (Paperback)
Brilliant! Has lots of interesting jargon and abbreviations which I knew nothing about, a book of knowledge for any budding seafarer! Great read too for anyone interested in Naval terms:
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Excellent Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Enthusiast,
By Bay Gibbons - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Nautical Terms - The Sailor's Word-book (Kindle Edition)
This little handbook of nautical terms is precisely what the ship's surgeon ordered for smooth sailing through the marvelously jargon-ridden seascape of the works of Patrick O'Brian. In his twenty-one volume corpus of the Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin novels beginning with Master and Commander (Aubrey Maturin Series)and Post Captain (Aubrey Maturin Series), O'Brian was loathe to pause to translate eighteenth and nineteenth century shipboard speech for the landlubberly. Highly recommended!
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Excellent reference for Naval Operations in the age of sail,
By CHARLES SCOTT JOHNSON - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Nautical Terms - The Sailor's Word-book (Kindle Edition)
If one does much reading about Naval operations in the age of sail or even an interest in Naval traditions, this a a wonderful reference to have available.
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You will not find GPS in here,
By DLA - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Nautical Terms - The Sailor's Word-book (Kindle Edition)
The Sailor's Word Book: The Classic Source for Over 14,000 Nautical and Naval Terms
Check the date of publication before you buy this book. It was written in the 1800's and this is not apparent in the blurb about the book. |
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