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A New Universal Dictionary of the Marine - Illustrated with a Variety of Modern Designs of Shipping, etc. (Paperback)
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A New Universal Dictionary of the Marine - Illustrated with a Variety of Modern Designs of Shipping, etc. (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
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First published in 1813, this comprehensive dictionary of maritime
terminology in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries was
designed as a reference work for shipbuilders and navigators.
Compiled by the naval historian William Burney, it is a revised and
expanded version of the classic Universal Marine Dictionary
originally published in 1769 by the poet and lexicographer William
Falconer (1732-89). It provides over 800 pages of technical data on
shipbuilding, navigation, the operation of ships, weaponry and
provisions, as well as historical, legal and medical information,
and even French vocabulary lists. It contains extensive tables and
illustrations, and longer articles including, for instance, lists
of clothing, books and equipment required by a young midshipman.
Both Burney and Falconer were leaders in their field, and the book
remains a key historical source on seafaring during the age of
Nelson and the French wars, for scholars and enthusiasts alike.
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