PMarione
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 Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 12:08 am Post subject: The sea-mans grammar and dictionary by Captain John Smith |
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I just added a pdf file of The sea-mans grammar and dictionary by Captain John Smith of 1691.
http://www.ageofnelson.org/documents.html
First published in 1626 as An Accidence, or The path-way to experience., it's probably the first naval dictionary in English.
| Quote: | Smith, John: The sea-mans grammar and dictionary, explaining all the difficult terms in navigation: and The practical navigator and gunner: in two parts. Containing, I. Most plain and easie directions, to build, rigg, yard, and mast any ship whatsoever. With the manner of working of a ship in all weathers: - and how to manage a fight at sea: - also the charge and duty of every officer in a ship, and their shares - and the use of the petty tally. II. An abstract of the art of gunnery, (or shooting in great ordnance and morter pieces:) wherein the principles of that art are plainly taught by arithmetical calculation, and by tables ready calculated - with the compositions for the making of several fire works useful in war both at sea and land. - And an appendix how by several geometrical ways to take heights, depths, and distances, accessible or inaccessible. By Captain John Smith … Now much amplified and enlarged, with variety of experiments, since his time, made by several experienced navigators and gunners.
Printed and are to be sold by Randal Taylor, London, 1691. 4to, 15×9,5 cm, (8 ), 163, (24), 153-163 pp, incl. diagrs & 1 tab., 1 plate.
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PMarione
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Being in a dictionary phase, I added the Glossaire Nautique, répertoire polyglotte de termes de marine anciens ett modernes by Augustin Jal.
http://www.ageofnelson.org/documents.html
More than 1,500 pages of naval terms in tenths of languages: French, English, Italian, Spanish, Basque, Irish, German, Swedish, Danish, etc. etc.
Incredible but in French.
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