Historic Sail: The Glory of the Sailing Ship from the 13th to the 19th Century

Historic Sail: The Glory of the Sailing Ship from the 13th to the 19th Century
ISBN-10
1853673994
ISBN-13
9781853673993
Category
Sailing ships
Pages
206
Language
English
Published
2000-01
Publisher
Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
Authors
Stephen Howarth, Joseph Wheatley

Description

"This special, large format, illustrated book is a panorama of some of the most elegant ships ever built and an addition to literature on this subject." "Historic Sail presents colour artwork by Joseph Wheatley and text by the leading naval historian Stephen Howarth. This book covers the period from the Middle Ages to the near demise of the sailing ship towards the end of the nineteenth century, with particular emphasis on the golden age of sail - the years of exploration and discovery from 1450 to 1700."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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