Eighteenth-Century Rigs and Rigging

Eighteenth-Century Rigs and Rigging

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Book Description
This lavishly illustrated volume is the first truly comprehensive study of eighteenth-century rigging from the English First Rate to the Fuchow pole junk. Covering all the warships and merchant vessels of Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Asia, noted author Karl Heinz Marquardt draws on contemporary sources as well as recent authoritative studies to provide well-documented commentary on the development and significant features of each rig and detailed descriptions of lines, blocks, and sails, along with belaying plans of knots, hitches, and ropework. More than 1,200 line drawings, extensive tables of rigging dimensions, and indexes with a full listing of rigging terms in French, German, and English complete this indispensable reference on a complex yet fascinating subject. 1,200 illustrations.10 x 12 inches.

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Eighteenth-Century Rigs and Rigging,Karl Heinz Marquardt,Conway Maritime Press,0851775861,History,Maritime History,Military,Military - General,Military - Naval,Ships & Shipbuilding - History,Transportation,Marine engineering,Shipbuilding technology & engineering,c 1700 to c 1800

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