The Book Of Old Ships by Henry B. Culver Our Price: $7.95 ADD TO CART Publication Info: 236 pages Dover Publications, Inc.; ISBN: 0486273326; Dimensions (in inches): 5.38x8.5 Description: In this classic review, the author has created 80 line illustrations of some of history's most important sailing ships, beginning with a graceful Egyptian galley (c. 1600 B.C.) and ending with a splendid five-masted clipper ship of 1921. Also depicted are a Roman trireme, a Viking longship, a 16th-century caravel, an East Indiaman of 1750, an early 19th-century brigantine, a New Bedford whaling bark, as well as dozens of lesser-known vessels, among them the "Galleass", "Carrack", "Buss" and "Flute". A detailed meticulously researched text for each vessel has been provided. Softcover.
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