The Story of The Seaman. Being an account of the ways and appliances of seafarers and of ships from the earliest time until now.

Meigs, John Forsyth.:

Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, London, 1924

About this Item

X, 356 p.; p. 357 - p. 675. Inside easily bronzy but very clean. Frontispiece in vol. 1 loosened. Contents: Vol. 1: I. The Phenician; Position-Finding at Sea; Marinus of Tyre, maker of maps and Seamen's charts; Codes of Marime Laws. II. Long-Ships. III. War on the Sea about 500 B. D. Beginning with the battle off Lade 496 B. C.; The ships and life in them. IV. Wars of Greece after those with Persia; Wars of Rome until the Christian Era; Fitting, manning and operating ships; Inability of Long-Ships to keep the sea. V. Round-Ships. VI. Round-Ships in the East; Ships and Voyages, Astrolabes, Compass, Ephemerides. VII. Round-Shjips in the West, etc. Vol. 2: VIII. Long-Ships from the beginning of the Christian Era to end of the Crusades. IX. Throwing-Machines and Gunpowder Guns. X. War-Ships from the end of the Crusades until now. XI. Round-Ships from 1450 until now. Both volumes with lots of illustrations on plates. Englisch MIG-26-03A Altersfreigabe FSK ab 0 Jahre Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 444 24x17,5 cm. Blue cloth bindings with gilt title and back title. Corners bumped, edges rubbed. Title on spine easily faded.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Story of The Seaman. Being an account of the ways and appliances of seafarers and of ships from the earliest time until now.
• Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, London
• Publication Date: 1924
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2 volumes.
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 444 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Geschichte, Zeitgeschichte, Politik