Landlubbers may be surprised to learn that at sea, a sheet is made of rope, not cloth. But even experienced sailors will discover new meanings for everyday words in this unique nautical reference. First published in 1867, The Sailor’s Word-Book defines some 14,000 terms from A, “the highest class of merchant ships,” to zumbra, “a Spanish skiff or yawl.” Whether the reader is a naval history buff, a fan of nautical fiction, or a yachting enthusiast, this new edition of a classic will prove a seaworthy companion.
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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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Excellent Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Enthusiast,
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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,
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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,
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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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