Encyclopedia of Ships and SeafaringPeter Kemp In this book, the reader will find nautical terms of the great age of sail - together with more modern ones - defined in modern language and vividly illustrated to provide an immediate grasp of each topic. The text is systematically arranged under twenty main subject headings, each major section opening with an introductory essay written by an expert and setting the various terms in perspective. Terms relating to a particular topic (such as framing a ship or tacking and wearing) are grouped together, while cross-references lead the reader to other topics and a full index provides a key to the whole. |
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