'It was not his first Intention to swell the Work with so many Notes': Annotation in William Falconer's The Shipwreck and the birth of the Universal Dictionary of the Marine. Issue 2 (2nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jones, William
• Is Part Of: Mariner's mirror. Volume 106:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 175
• Page End: 187
• Publication Date: 2020-04-02
• Subjects: William Falconer -- The Shipwreck -- Universal Dictionary of the Marine -- nautical terminology -- eighteenth-century didactic poetry; Naval history -- Periodicals; Naval art and science -- Periodicals; Maritieme geschiedenis (wetenschap); Electronic journals; History -- Periodicals; 623.805
• DOI: 10.1080/00253359.2020.1736398
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2049-680X

Abstract

Abstract : William Falconer is well known for his influential Universal Dictionary of the Marine . Less well known is that the Dictionary owed its origins to Falconer's other claim to fame as a poet . The Shipwreck (1762) is a narrative of his personal experience of a voyage, notable for its density of nautical terminology, and extensive annotation, explaining the seafaring terminology and techniques for managing a ship. The poem proved popular and two further revised editions appeared in 1764 and 1769, the year of the publication of the Universal Dictionary of the Marine . This study shows how the Universal Dictionary of the Marine owes its origins to The Shipwreck and its annotation.