The sea-man's grammar and dictionary
John Smith
The sea-man's grammar and dictionary
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The sea-man's grammar and dictionary
explaining all the difficult terms in navigation: and the practical navigator and gunner: in two parts. I. Most plain and easy 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, both 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 apendix how by several geometrical ways to take geights, depths, and distances, accessible or inaccessible. By Captain John Smith, sometimes Governour of Virginia, and Admiral of New England. Now much amplified and enlarged, ... made by several experienced navigators and gunners
Published
1699
by
printed for Richard Mount, at the Postern on Tower-Hill
in
London
.
Written in English.
Edition Notes
Previously published as: An accidence for the sea. 1626; an enlarged edition appeared in 1627, titled : A sea grammar
Text is continuous despite pagination
Reproduction of original in the John Carter Brown Library
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) S4126
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2520:8).
| Series | Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2520:8 |
| Genre | Early works to 1800 |
The Physical Object
| Format | Microform |
| Pagination | [12], 136, 129-144, 133-137, 130-131, p. 140, 153-163, [1] p. |
| Number of pages | 163 |
ID Numbers
| Open Library | OL15437775M |
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History Created September 19, 2008 · 3 revisions
| August 8, 2012 | Edited by VacuumBot | Updated format '[microform] :' to 'Microform'; cleaned up pagination |
| December 15, 2009 | Edited by WorkBot | link works |
| September 19, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Initial record created, from Miami University of Ohio MARC record. |