An Universal Dictionary of the Marine


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Reproduction of the original: An Universal Dictionary of the Marine by William Falconer













A New Universal Dictionary of the Marine


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This 1813 dictionary covers every aspect of seafaring, from shipbuilding to navigation, and from supplies to signals.













The Shipwreck


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Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine


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William Falconer first published his marine dictionary in 1769. It provided definitions of maritime terminology, data on technical aspects of shipbuilding and the Navy's administrative and operational practices. This is a reprint of the 1815 edition as revised by the naval historian William Burney.