The wooden world dissected, in the characters of I. A ship of war. II. A sea-captain. III. A Sea-Lieutenant. IV. A Sea-Chaplain. V. The Master of a Ship of War. VI. The Purser. Vii. The Surgeon. Viii. The Gunner. IX. The Carpenter. X. The Boatswain. XI. A Sea-Cook. XII. A Midship-Man. XIII. The Captain's Steward. XIV. A Sailor, &c. By a lover of the mathematicks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Warships--History--17th century.

Warships.

Ship captains--Early works to 1800.

Ship captains.

Warships--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Sailors--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Sailors.

Sailing ships--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Sailing ships.

Seafaring life--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Seafaring life.

Great Britain--History, Naval--Stuarts, 1603-1714.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Royal Navy--History--1744.

Great Britain. Royal Navy--History--17th century.

Great Britain. Royal Navy--Officers--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([12],107,[1]p. )

Edition:

The second edition, corrected and amended by the author.

Other Title:

Wooden world dissected,

Place of Publication:

London : printed by H. Meere in Black-Fryars; and sold by J. Woodward in Thread-Needle-Street, B. Bragge in Pater-Noster-Row, and A. Bettesworth at the Red Lyon on London-Bridge, 1708.

Notes:

A lover of the mathematicks = Edward Ward.

Dedication signed: Manly Plain dealer.

Another issue of this work appeared in 1708, with A. Bettesworth omitted from the imprint.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T62083.

OCLC:

642646401