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Academia de Marinha 1989; full size fac simile of the 1616 edition, deluxe leatherbound hardcover,
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The monumental book written by Manoel Fernandes, portuguese shipbuilder, in 1616. The book features life size technical drawings of the main ship types built in Portugal at that time, both trading and war vessels. The plans of a portuguese "round" caravel (caravela redonda = "square" sail caravel),
Most of the text appears in a previous (not illustrated) manuscript dated from almost three decades before: the "Livro Náutico" (Nautical Book). So both books are specially important to the study of naval vessels and technology from the heyday of the first european maritime empire which ended with the spanish domination of Portugal in 1580.
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of a portuguese galleon and of a portuguese galley are specially interesting.Most of the text appears in a previous (not illustrated) manuscript dated from almost three decades before: the "Livro Náutico" (Nautical Book). So both books are specially important to the study of naval vessels and technology from the heyday of the first european maritime empire which ended with the spanish domination of Portugal in 1580.
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