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Author: R. Morton Nance
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-09-26
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 0486145875
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Over 120 handsome photographs and 28 drawings provide details of models for a Flemish Carrack, c. 1450; the Norske Löve, 1634; the 90-gun Albemarle, 1680; a Venetian trading Galeass, 1726; more.
Author: Romola Anderson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2003-09-01
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780486429885
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This amply illustrated, nontechnical book traces the evolution of the sailing ship over the course of 6,000 years — from those of ancient Egypt and Crete (4000-1000 B.C.) to the full-rigged clipper ships of the 19th century. The development of northern and southern European vessels is also described. 20 halftones and 134 figures.
Author: Uffa Fox
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2003-02-01
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780486423296
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Packed with information, ideas, and more than 300 excellent illustrations, this classic of the genre was written by the father of modern planing sailboats. Most of text focuses on individual vessels; among the 20 profiled are the 60-foot-long Landfall; the Patience; and the author's own creation, the Vigilant.
Author: William H. Miller
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780486415321
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This fascinating text-and-picture tribute documents both interiors and exteriors of majestic British ships such as the Viceroy of India, the Orion, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Windsor Castle, Pacific Princess, Royal Princess, Crown Princess, and Aurora. Over 200 rare black-and-white illustrations provide views of the ships at sea and in port.
Author: William H., Jr. Miller
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-10-16
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 0486146847
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An informative text, complemented by 175 vintage photographs, makes this vibrant profile of the great port's history as interesting to read as it is to browse. It combines fascinating facts and personal recollections.
Author: Frank Osborn Braynard
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1991-01-01
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 0486265501
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Photographs, prints, and text portray Cunard ships, inside and out, from the earliest steamships, through the great liners of the earlier twentieth century, to modern cruise ships
Author: William H., Jr. Miller
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-09-21
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 0486157466
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Superb pictorial history of the company's fleet of formidable passenger ships: Ile de France, Normandie, Liberté, Colombie, Antilles, Flandre, France, and many more. Over 170 black-and-white photographs.
Author: George Biddlecombe
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1990-01-01
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780486263434
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The best manual ever produced on rigging the sailing ship ? indispensable for serious model builders. Terms and phrases, onshore operations, rigging brigs, yachts, small vessels, much more. Introduction. 17 plates.
Author: Gordon Grant
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2004-08-01
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780486437415
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Entire art and craft of whaling is depicted, from views of the galley and the sight of a whale breaching, to examples of scrimshaw art and a version of a "Nantucket sleigh ride." 64 plates.
Author: James Burney
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-10-18
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 0486164403
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →One of the most comprehensive, accurate accounts of buccaneering by an experienced sailor describes the activities of sea-rovers as renowned for their navigational skills as they were for ravaging ships and terrorizing Caribbean settlements.
