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Illustrated Dictionary of Sailing Ships, Boats and Steamers
Scott Robertson
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Description for Illustrated Dictionary of Sailing Ships, Boats and Steamers
Hardcover. An extraordinary illustrated encyclopaedia of historic ship types from 1300 BC to AD 1900. The quick-reference layout guides the reader to the author's own illustration to each ship type, with a text briefly describing the name, type, rough date and purpose of each craft. Illustrator(s): Robertson, Scott. Num Pages: 144 pages, 6 black and white photographs; 209 line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; TRL; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 398.
Old Sailors loved nothing better than vying with one another at sea or in harbour to recognise a ship or boat on the horizon. It was sometimes an important life-saving talent to have in battle. Modern boat enthusiasts, including yachtsmen and fishermen, still like to indulge in this ancient skill. There have been many thousands of water vessels developed within the last three and a half thousand years, from the simple wooden log or dug-out to the huge sophisticated ships of Brunel and other nineteenth century designers. This is the realisation of author's intention to give readers a simple, quick ... Read more
Old Sailors loved nothing better than vying with one another at sea or in harbour to recognise a ship or boat on the horizon. It was sometimes an important life-saving talent to have in battle. Modern boat enthusiasts, including yachtsmen and fishermen, still like to indulge in this ancient skill. There have been many thousands of water vessels developed within the last three and a half thousand years, from the simple wooden log or dug-out to the huge sophisticated ships of Brunel and other nineteenth century designers. This is the realisation of author's intention to give readers a simple, quick ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Special Interest Model Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854862020
SKU
V9781854862020
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
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