An insight into the design, construction and use at sea of many famous ships of antiquity spanning 3000 years from the Bronze Age to the present day. The author discusses the shape and original purpose of these great ships, explains why they were designed and built this way, what construction methods and materials were used, how they performed in a variety of conditions and whether they were successful vessels in their time.
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An insight into the design, construction and use at sea of many famous ships of antiquity spanning 3000 years from the Bronze Age to the present day. The author discusses the shape and original purpose of these great ships, explains why they were designed and built this way, what construction methods and materials were used, how they performed in a variety of conditions and whether they were successful vessels in their time.
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Very Good+ to Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Top front corner lightly bumped with light crease lines within about 1/4" of tip, very slight bulge on top rear corner with tiny crease line by tip, publisher's price written in ink on top corner of front endpaper. D/j has 1/2" tear on lower rear corner fold, slight edgewear. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. (New book with light damage). 170 pages.
