Long Ships and Round Ships: warfare and trade in the Mediterranean, 3000BC-500AD (The Ship 2)

by John Morrison

Hardcover, 1980

Status

Available

Call number

387.2

Series

The Ship (2)

Tags

compilation, warship, trading ship, metal age, history antiquity, mediterranean sea

Genres

Collection

Books: Non-Fiction

Publication

National Meritime Museum (1980), Hardcover, 60 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
An interesting discussion of the placement of rowers, and the Greek methods of ship classification. Worth the read. The illustrations are also pertinent.

Subjects

Navigation History
Ships History

Language

English

Physical description

60 p.; 8.4 inches

ISBN

0112903118 / 9780112903116

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