F.H.Chapman: The First Naval Architect - His Work

Daniel G. Harris

Published by Literatim, 2001

About this Item

2nd Revised Edition. See Scan. Jacket has light wear to edges, shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Fredrik Henrik of Chapman, the son of an English naval officer who entered Swedish service, is a figure of paramount importance in the history of shipbuilding and naval architecture. To anyone interested in the development of the sailing ship he is known primarily as the author of the magnificent folio of ship drawings called Architectura Navalis Mercatoria, and in a general way he is often credited with being the first scientific shipbuilder and, in effect, the prototype naval architect. This is the first book in English to look critically at this reputation, to analyse his contribution to design theory, and to evaluate his work as a practical constructor of both warships and merchant vessels. It follows Chapmans learning period in Britain, the Netherlands and France, his radical innovations for the Swedish Inshore and High Seas Fleets, his struggle against the navy's more conservative shipwrights and naval officers, and the eventual triumph of his great shipbuilding programme of the 1780s ? ten ships of the line and ten frigates built in record time using remarkably modern pre-fabrication methods. This second edition is revised.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: F.H.Chapman: The First Naval Architect - His Work
• Publisher: Literatim
• Publication Date: 2001
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 32 ounces
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