The soldier's friend, and traveller's vade mecum; or, A new pocket vocabulary, in six languages, viz. English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese Containing all the terms that belong to the military art; words of command; duty signals; evolutions; fortification; gunnery; military implements and utensiles; provisions, and forage. Also, the cardinal, and ordinal numbers; days, months, and seasons; weights, measures; metals; wearing apparel; furniture; diversions, and games; with accurate tables of the coins of most of the european nations, and states; and many words, phrases, and terms that are most frequently made use of in common intercourse: to which are annexed interrogatories, and answers, that might occur in some of the most pressing situations, so arranged, that persons of different countries may communicate their ideas to each other, without having any other knowledge of more than their respective languages. By Capt. James Willson, of the Marines. Dedicated (by permission) to His Royal Highness the Duke of York
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1799, M,DCC,XCIX. [1799]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | English Short Title Catalog, T160192. - First published in 1794 as 'The soldier's pocket dictionary, or friend in need'. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - The main part of the book has duplicate pagination |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([2],iv,[2],76,76,[1],77-100p) obl.12° |