W. H. (William Henry) Smyth

The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.

Explore the historical lexicon of the high seas with a guide that navigates the age-old terminology used by sailors, covering everything from naval tactics to the wonders of astronomy.

By W. H. (William Henry) Smyth