Previously published under titles: New dictionary of technical terms [in fewer languages], London, 1841; The mariner's friend, Amsterdam, 1849; and again in 1850 as Polyglot commercial dictionary in ten languages, London, J.J. Griffin. With the exception of this ed.'s comparative money table, the latter two appear to be identical in content.

"Comparative table of the money, weights and measures of seaports" is a lithograph on a folded sheet 49 x 71 cm. also dated: Kampen, 2 September 1848.

Facing pages of the dictionary itself numbered in duplicate.

"Supplement or Dutch index" follows dictionary pages which are arranged alphabetically in English with translations in columns on the facing pages including Dutch, German, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian.

Previously published under titles: New dictionary of technical terms [in fewer languages], London, 1841; The mariner's friend, Amsterdam, 1849; and again in 1850 as Polyglot commercial dictionary in ten languages, London, J.J. Griffin. With the exception of this ed.'s comparative money table, the latter two appear to be identical in content.

Includes bibliographical references and errata.

Physical description: xv, [7], 202 [i.e. 405], xli, xv, [1], 12 [i.e. 24], [1] folded p. ; 14 x 24 cm.