Ancient and Modern Ships, Part 1: Wooden Sailing ShipsHolmes, George Charles Vincent, Sir
History
Ancient and Modern Ships, Part 1: Wooden Sailing Ships
Holmes, George Charles Vincent, Sir
Sailing ships -- History; Shipbuilding -- History; Ships -- History
35. ENGLISH SHIP. TIME OF RICHARD II. 81
36. ENGLISH SHIP. TIME OF HENRY VI. 83
37. ENGLISH SHIP. LATTER HALF OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY 86
38. COLUMBUS' SHIP, THE "SANTA MARIA." 1492 87
39. SAIL-PLAN OF THE "SANTA MARIA" 88
40. LINES OF THE "SANTA MARIA" 91
41. THE "HENRY GRACE A DIEU." 1514. _Pepysian Library,
Cambridge_ 93
42. THE "HENRY GRACE A DIEU." _After Allen_ 94
43. GENOESE CARRACK. 1542 96
44. SPANISH GALLEASS. 1588 97
45. ENGLISH MAN-OF-WAR. ABOUT 1588 102
46. VENETIAN GALLEASS. 1571 103
47. THE "PRINCE ROYAL." 1610 105
48. THE "SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS." 1637 109
49. THE "ROYAL CHARLES." 1673 113
50. THE "SOLEIL ROYAL." 1683 115
51. THE "HOLLANDIA." 1683 116
52. BRITISH SECOND-RATE. 1665 119
53. MIDSHIP SECTION OF A FOURTH-RATE. END OF SEVENTEENTH
CENTURY 120
54. THE "FALMOUTH." EAST INDIAMAN. LAUNCHED 1752 124
55. THE "ROYAL GEORGE." 1746 127
56. THE "COMMERCE DE MARSEILLE. 1792 130
57. BRITISH FIRST-RATE. 1794 132
58. " " " 133
59. HEAVY FRENCH FRIGATE OF 1780 134
60. " " " 135
61. THE "HOWE." 1815 136
62. SIR ROBERT SEPPINGS' SYSTEM OF CONSTRUCTION 138
63. " " " " " 139
64. " " " " " 140
65. THE "WATERLOO" 141
66. THE "QUEEN" 143
*67. THE "THAMES." EAST INDIAMAN. 1819 144
*68. THE "THETIS." WEST INDIAMAN 146
*69. FREE-TRADE BARQUE 148
++70. THE "BAZAAR." AMERICAN COTTON-SHIP. 1832 149
++71. THE "SIR JOHN FRANKLIN." AMERICAN TRANSATLANTIC
SAILING-PACKET. 1840 151
++72. THE "OCEAN HERALD." AMERICAN CLIPPER. 1855 152
++73. THE "GREAT REPUBLIC." AMERICAN CLIPPER. 1853 154
74. ARCHAIC GREEK BIREME. ABOUT 800 B.C. 158
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