Format:
VIII, 399 S.
,
zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:
9780786470068
Content:
"Up and down the Eastern seaboard during the 1850s, American shipyards constructed wooden merchant sailing vessels forming the backbone of the commercial shipping industry. This comprehensive volume appraises in minute detail the construction of these ships, outlining basic design criteria and enumerating and examining every plank and piece of timber involved in the process. More than 150 illustrations"--Provided by publisher
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 392 - 393) and index
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA
;
Frachtschiff
;
Segelschiff
;
Geschichte 1849-1857
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