The Book of Old Ships: From Egyptian Galleys to Clipper Ships

236 Pages·1992·7.79 MB·English

by  Henry B. Culver

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100 HISTORIC SHIPS IN FULL COLOR, John Batchelor. (0-486-42067-1)
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THE KEDGE ANCHOR; OR, YOUNG SAILORS’ ASSISTANT, William
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PICTURE HISTORY OF THE NORMANDIE: WITH 190
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HISTORY OF THE BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA, James Burney. (0-486-
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LEARNING TO SAIL, H. A. Calahan. (O-086-40728-4)
ARCHITECTURA NAVALIS MERCATORIA: THE CLASSIC OF
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, Fredrik Henrik af
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THE TITANIC COLORING BOOK, Peter F. Copeland. (0-486-29756-X)
THE BOOK OF OLD SHIPS: FROM EGYPTIAN GALLEYS TO CLIPPER
SHIPS, Henry B. Culver. b(0-486-27332-6)
MEMOIRS OF A BUCCANEER : DAMPIER’S NEW VOYAGE ROUND
THE WORLD, 1697, William Dampier. (0-486-45726-5)
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST: A PERSONAL NARRATIVE,
Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (0-486-45802-4)
SHIP MODELS: HOW TO BUILD THEM, Charles G. Davis. (0-486-25170-
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THE SHIP MODEL BUILDER’S ASSISTANT, Charles G. Davis. (0-486-
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A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE PYRATES, Daniel Defoe. (0-486-40488-
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SAILING BOATS FROM AROUND THE WORLD: THE CLASSIC 1906
TREATISE, Henry Coleman Folkard. (0-486-41099-4)
SAILING, SEAMANSHIP AND YACHT CONSTRUCTION, Uffa Fox. (0-
486-42329-8)
THE MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT ERA IN HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS:
NATCHEZ TO NEW ORLEANS, 1870–1920, Edited by Joan W. Gandy and
Thomas H. Gandy. (0-486-25260-4)
PIRATES OF NEW SPAIN, 1575-1742, Peter Gerhard. (0-486-42611-4)
PIRATES: TRUE TALES OF NOTORIOUS BUCCANEERS, Henry
Gilbert. (0-486-46148-3)
THE HISTORY OF PIRACY, Philip Gosse. (O-486-46183-1)
AMERICAN SHIP MODELS AND How TO BUILD THEM, V. R.
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AMERICA’S LIGHTHOUSES: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, Francis
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OLD SHIP FIGURE-HEADS AND STERNS, L. G. Carr Laughton. (0-486-
41533-3)
THE YOUNG SEA OFFICER’S SHEET ANCHOR: OR A KEY TO THE
LEADING OF RIGGING AND TO PRACTICAL SEAMANSHIP, Darcy
Lever. (0-486-40220-7)
THE CRUISE OF THE SNARK, Jack London. (0-486-41248-2)
THE PIRATES OWN BOOK: AUTHENTIC NARRATIVES OF THE
MOST CELEBRATED SEA ROBBERS, Marine Research Society. (0-486-
27607-4)
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EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS, Edited by Logan Marshall. (0-486-45098-8)
PICTURE HISTORY OF THE SS UNITED STATES, William H. Miller, Jr.
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PICTURE HISTORY OF THE QUEEN MARY AND QUEEN
ELIZABETH, William H. Miller, Jr. (0-486-43509-1)
GREAT SHIPS IN NEW YORK HARBOR: 175 HISTORIC
PHOTOGRAPHS, 1935-2005, William H. Miller, Jr. (0-486-44609-3)
PICTURE HISTORY OF GERMAN AND DUTCH PASSENGER SHIPS,
William H. Miller, Jr. (O-486-42063-9)
PICTURE HISTORY OF AMERICAN PASSENGER SHIPS, William H.
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TO THOSE unknown craftsmen and mariners upon whose skill and seamanship
is founded the progress of ship-building through the ages; to the memory of the
known illustrious designers, master shipwrights and artists of a later day, Pett,
Shish, Puget; to the projectors and builders of the frigates, packets and clippers
of our own era, Humphrey, Griffith, and MacKay, and to all lovers of ships, be
they mariners or landlubbers, this book is humbly and affectionately dedicated.
Table of Contents
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Title Page
Dedication
Copyright Page
PREFACE
Epigraph
INTRODUCTION
PART I - LONG SHIPS
THE BOOK OF OLD SHIPS 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
THE ROMAN CORBITA OR 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 OF 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” - WEST
INDIAMAN, OF TRURO, ROBERT OAKAPPLE, MASTER
THE CORVETTE
THE TOPSAIL SCHOONER
THE GOËLETTE
THE PACKET SHIP
A NEW BEDFORD WHALING BARK
THE BARQUENTINE
THE CLIPPER SHIP OF 1850
THE MODERN SUPER SHIP A FIVE-MASTED BARK
APPENDIX
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