The Seaman's Vade-mecum, and Defensive War by Sea: Containing, the Proportions of Rigging, Masts and Yards, Weight of Anchors, Sizes and Weight of Cables and Cordage. List of the Navy. The Exercise of the Small Arms, Bayonet, Granadoes and Great Guns, Duty of Officers, &c. Also, Shewing How to Prepare a Merchant Ship for a Close Fight, by Disposing Their Bulk-Heads, Leaves, Comings, Look-Holes, &c. Chasing; the Advantages to be Taken by the Chase Considered Under all Positions in Respect to Wind and Tide. Defensive-Fighting; Shewing How Merchant-Ships are to Act, Whether Single or in Fleets, when Canonaded or Boarded by the Enemy. Naval Fortification; The Advantages of Mooring Considered, in Respect to Wind and Tide; and How to Lay Booms in

MOUNTAINE, William

Published by Printed for J. Mount and T. Page, 1767

About this Item

270pp. charts+3 fold out illustrations. 12mo. Full leather hardbound. Front and rear hinges starting but firmly attached. 5 raised band Spine worn and torn on edge. Boards, worn, rubbed, chipped, corners starting to bump. Gold border detail on boards. Light pencil marks on front and rear past downs and endpapers. Some penciled notes. Missing a page from the preface. Foxing throughout. This is a later printing of the 1747 edition for J. Mount and T. Page. In these particular editions, The rigging tables and the Epitome of the Art of Gunnery have been left out and an Essay on Naval Book-Keeping added to this edition. The Seaman's Vade-mecum and Defensive War is a revision and includes partly an abridgement of Robert Park's Defensive War by Sea, (1704). Mountaine was a teacher and writer of mathematics and navigation; Specifically teaching: "The Classics, Writing, Accompts, Book-keeping after the Italian form, Navigation, Astronomy, the Use of the Globes and other Branches of the Mathematics". (W.R. Chaplin: William Mountaine, F.R.S., Mathematician.). Seller Inventory # 130322

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Seaman's Vade-mecum, and Defensive War ...

Publisher: Printed for J. Mount and T. Page

Publication Date: 1767

Binding: HARDCOVER

Condition: Fair

Edition: Hardcover edition.