The Book of Old Ships From Egyptian Galleys to Clipper Ships

by Culver, Henry B.

• ISBN13: 9780486273327
• ISBN10: 0486273326
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-11-17
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Superb, authoritative history of sailing vessels, with 80 magnificent line illustrations by noted maritime illustrator Gordon Grant. Ships include a Roman trireme, Viking longship, 16th-century caravel, New Bedford whaling bark, 19th-century brigantine, many more. Detailed text on each vessel by noted naval historian. Introduction. Appendix, including Notes.

Table of Contents

PART I LONG SHIPS
  PREFACE
  INTRODUCTION
  GALLEYS
  "AN EGYPTIAN GALLEY, 1600 B.C."
  "A GREEK GALLEY, 500 B.C."
  A ROMAN TRIREME
  THE VIKING LONG SHIP
  THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY GALLEY
  THE GALLEASS
PART II ROUND SHIPS
  ROUND SHIPS
  A GREEK MERCHANTMAN
  A MEDIÆVAL SHIP
  A THIRTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH WARSHIP
  AN EARLY FIFTEENTH CENTURY MERCHANT SHIP
  THE CARRACK
  LATE FIFTEENTH CENTURY SHIP
  AN EARLY SIXTEENTH CENTURY SHIP
  THE HULK
  THE CARAVEL
  THE GALLEON
  AN ELIZABETHAN SHIP OF 1588
  THE CROMSTER
  A LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH SHIP
  AN EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY DUTCH MERCHANT SHIP
  THE BUSS
  THE DUTCH GALLIOT
  AN ENGLISH CAPITAL SHIP ON THE EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
  AN ENGLISH SIXTY-GUN SHIP OF ABOUT THE YEAR 1670
  THE FLUTE
  A LATE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH SHIP OF THE FIRST RATE
  A DUTCH SHIP OF THE END OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
  THE KETCH
  AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SEVENTY-FOUR GUN SHIP
  AN EAST INDIAMAN OF 1750
  THE LUGGER
  THE HOWKER
  THE BUGALET
  AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FRIGATE
  THE FELUCCA
  THE BARQUE PROVENÇALE
  THE TARTANE
  THE NORWEGIAN CAT
  THE BILANDER
  THE FIRE SHIP
  THE PINK
  THE PATACHE
  THE POLACRE
  THE XEBEC
  THE SAÏQUE
  A CAPITAL SHIP OF 1820
  A FRIGATE OF 1820
  THE BRIG
  THE SNOW
  THE BRIGANTINE
  "EXTRACTS FROM THE LOG OF THE SHIP "FELICITY"
  THE CORVETTE
  THE TOPSAIL SCHOONER
  THE GOËLETTE
  THE PACKET SHIP
  A NEW BEDFORD WHALING BARK
  THE BARQUENTINE
  CLIPPER SHIP OF 1850
  THE MODERN SUPER SHIP
APPENDIX
  PLAN OF A GALLEY
  SIX TYPICAL STERNS
  THE SETTING OF STUD SAILS
  CANNON
  A TYPICAL BOW
  THE WHIPSTAFF
  NOTES