The Seaman's Vade-Mecum and Defensive War by Sea - William Montaine 1779

[bruce d]

As far as I know, this hasn't been posted on MSW before, apologies if it has.

 

It covers a lot of ground. Here is the description given by the Wellcome Collection:

 

The seaman's vade-mecum and defensive war by sea: containing a maritime dictionary; the proportions of rigging, masts and yards; Weight of Anchors; Sizes and Weight of Cables and Cordage; List of the Navy. The Words of Command in exercising the small Arms, Bayonet, Granadoes, and great Guns, Duty of Officers, &c. Also shewing how to prepare a merchant-ship for a close fight, through the Bulk-Heads, Coamings, Loop-Holes, &c. with the Advantages to be taking in Chacing, considered, under all Positions in respect to Wind and Tide. Defensive Fighting; Shewing how Merchant - Ships are to act, 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 Rivers, and raise Redoubts to defend them. An Essay on Naval Book - Keeping; Or a regular Method for the Purser, Clerk, Steward, and other Officers to keep an Account of Stores, &c. The Method of forming Signals for sailing in Company, under a Commodore in Time of War; with many other Particulars relating to the Navy, East-India, and Merchant Service. By William Mountaine, Mathematical Examiner to the Honourable Corporation of Trinity-House of Deptlord-Strond, and F.R.S. With additions by John Adams, Teacher of the Mathematics.

 

The_Seaman_s_Vade_mecum_and_Defensive_Wa.pdf

[allanyed]

Nice find on the net, thank you for posting this Bruce

  For those preferring a printed copy, a couple are available at Abe Books for $30 and less.

Allan

[druxey]

Good catch, Bruce! Thank you.

[dafi]

Thank you Bruce!

 

XXXDAn