The sea-mans grammar: containing most plain and easie directions, how to build, rigge, yard, and mast any ship whatsoever. With the plain exposition of all such terms as are used in a navie and fight at sea. Whereunto is added a table of the weight, charge, shot, powder, and the dimensions of all other appurtenances belonging to all sorts of great ordnance. With divers practicall experiments in the art of gunnery. Also the charge and duty of every officer in a ship and their shares: with the use of the petty tally. Written by Captain John Smith, sometimes governour of Virginia, and admiral of New England.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Imprinted at London :
and are to be sold by Andrew Kemb, at St. Margarets Hill in Southwark,
1653 [id est 1652]
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Previously published as: An accidence for the sea. 1626; an enlarged edition appeared in 1627, titled : A sea grammar. Pages 73-75 misnumbered 83-85, text is continuous. Thomason apparently received his copy in 1652. Annotations on Thomason copy: "Nouemb. 6 1652"; the '3' in the imprint has been crossed out. Reproductions of the original in the British Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([4], 85 [id est 75] pages) |