A new universal dictionary of the marine : being a copious explanation of the technical terms and phrases usually employed in the construction, equipment, machinera, 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 &c. 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. /
William Falconer (1732-1769)
Category
Books
Date
1815
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3201275
Summary
Bibliographic description
xv, [1], 707, 87, [1] p., XXXV [35] leaves of plates (some double paged) : ill., diagrams ; 27cm. Previous shelfmark: H.i.11. Provenance: Nineteenth-century small armorial bookplate: Calke Abbey library [associated with Sir George Crewe, 8th Baronet (1795-1844)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full tree calf, triple gilt fillet forming a border. Recessed cords, gilt tooling on spine, lettered direct on spine: "Falconer's marine dictionary". Edges mottled blue and red. Blue marbled endpapers. Upper board loose, water-stained throughout.
Makers and roles
William Falconer (1732-1769) William Burney (1762-1832)