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A new universal dictionary of the marine : being, a copious explanation of the technical terms and p...

A new universal dictionary of the marine : being, a copious explanation of the technical terms and p...

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A new universal dictionary of the marine : being, a copious explanation of the technical terms and phrases usually employed in the construction, equipment, machinery, movements, and military, as well as naval, operations of ships : with such parts of astronomy, and navigation, as will be found useful to practical navigators : illustrated with a variety of modern designs of shipping, etc : together with separate views of the masts, yards, sails and rigging : to which is annexed a vocabulary of French sea-phrases and terms of art, collected from the best authorities / originally compiled by William Falconer, now modernized and much enlarged by William Burney.

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A new universal dictionary of the marine : being, a copious explanation of the technical terms and phrases usually employed in the construction, equipment, machinery, movements, and military, as well as naval, operations of ships : with such parts of astronomy, and navigation, as will be found useful to practical navigators : illustrated with a variety of modern designs of shipping, etc : together with separate views of the masts, yards, sails and rigging : to which is annexed a vocabulary of French sea-phrases and terms of art, collected from the best authorities / originally compiled by William Falconer, now modernized and much enlarged by William Burney.

Publisher

London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... and J. Murray, 1815.

Date

1815.

Call Numbers

Q81/1 , RB/DQ656.59/2

Record Identifier

74VvEKAdbMGA

MMS ID

991011593909702626

Language

  • French
  • English

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Physical content

xv, 707, 87 p., xxxv leaves of plates (some double) : ill. ; 28 cm.

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Publisher

London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... and J. Murray, 1815.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1815.

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A new universal dictionary of the marine : being, a copious explanation of the technical terms and phrases usually employed in the construction, equipment, machinery, movements, and military, as well as naval, operations of ships : with such parts of astronomy, and navigation, as will be found useful to practical navigators : illustrated with a var...

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Falconer's marine dictionary.

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Q81/1 , RB/DQ656.59/2

Record Identifier

74VvEKAdbMGA

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991011593909702626

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