by E. Keble Chatterton
"A work that will prove a veritable classic of the sea, and make of him the standard historian of the sailing ship."--Nautical Magazine. So went the opinions of the press in 1909 at the time this great work was published. Here at the contents of this example of Chatterton: Early Egyptian Ships from about 6,000 B.C.., Ancient Ships of Phoenicia, Greece, and Rome; The Early Ships of Northern Europe; The Development of the Sailing Ship fro the Eighth Century to the Year 1485; From Henry VII to the Death of Elizabeth (1485-1603; From the Accession of James I to the Close of the Eighteenth Century; The Sailing Ship in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries; The Fore-and-Aft Rig and its Developments; Coasters, Fishing Boats, Yachts, etc. , and The Sailing ship During the War (W.W.I) and After. 131 illustrations and 9 ship plans on pocketed plates. Our other titles by Chatterton include: Ships and Ways of Other Days and Ship Models.
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