The Century before Steam: The Development of the Sailing Ship, 1700-1820 (The Ship 4)

by Alan McGowan

Hardcover, 1980

Status

Available

Call number

387.2

Series

The Ship (4)

Tags

compilation, 18th century, 19th century, sailing ship

Genres

Collection

Books: Non-Fiction

Publication

National Maritime Museum (1980), Hardcover, 60 pages

Description

"Contains historical information on sailing ships from 1700-1820" --provided by cataloger.

User reviews

LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
This volume in the series brings the reader to the 1820's. The ships both naval, and merchantile are given a readable tereatment as to their technical changes. The illustrations are qite useful. The next three volumes will deal ewith the final era of the large merchant sailing ship, and the
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 nineteenth century experiments in naval propulsion and weaponry.
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Subjects

Navigation History
Sailing ships History

Language

English

Original publication date

1980

Physical description

60 p.; 8.19 inches

ISBN

0112903142 / 9780112903147

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