Silver Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 I read that the ships navigator would keep his charts and notes in something called a wagoneer (they didn't say if was a stick or automatic, OK). Can anyone give me more details on this object, i would like to "repro" one for my living history presentation. thankyou
Capn_Enigma Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 I read that the ships navigator would keep his charts and notes in something called a wagoneer First off, it is called a waggoner (or a derrotero or a roteiro or a rutter) and you may find a copy of Basil Ringrose's South Seas Waggoner in a decent university library (ISBN 0520054105 ), as it is currently out of print. "The floggings will continue until morale improves!"
BILLY BONES Posted June 10, 2007 Posted June 10, 2007 One of the most sought after bits of plunder from most Spanish ships was their Waggoner, as it had a wealth of info on coastlines, careening spots, etc., and the Brethren sought them out when boarding a Spanish vessel. Capt. William Bones Then he rapped on the door with a bit of stick like a handspike that he carried, and when my father appeared, called roughly for a glass of rum. This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur, lingering on the taste, and still looking about him at the cliffs and up at our signboard. "This is a handy cove," says he, at length; " and a pleasant sittyated grog-shop. Much company, mate?" My father told him no, very little company, the more was the pity. "Well, then," said he, "this is the berth for me." Proprietor of Flags of Fortune.
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