The Heyday of Sail: The Merchant Sailing Ship 1650-1830 - Hardcover

Gardiner, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0785812660 ISBN 13: 9780785812661

Publisher: Chartwell Books, 2000

Synopsis

By the middle of the 17th century, a division was evident between the trade ship and the war ship. The Heyday of Sail documents the history of the merchant sailing ship during a revolutionary era in ship design. This volume includes merchant shipping in the British Empire, seagoing ships of the Netherlands, ships of Scandinavia, the Baltic, and the Mediterranean, European inland sailing craft, yachts and pleasure craft.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The ship is probably the most influential tool in human history and it continues to exert a widespread and persistent fascination. CONWAY'S HISTORY OF THE SHIP is the first comprehensive and authoritative account of this technological and cultural phenomenon.
An unprecedented line-up of over one hundred leading maritime historians and specialists from around the world has been assembled to ensure that the work is informative, authoritative and fully international in outlook.
Every significant ship type from the dawn of seafaring to the present day is analyzed in detailed and coherent essays. Each volume adopts a strong theme which allows it to stand alone, but throughout the series.

About the Author:

Dr. Philip Bosscher is Director of the Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum, the Netherlands Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. He is a retired Commander in the Royal Netherlands Navy, and the author of many works of maritime history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chartwell Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0785812660
• ISBN 13: 9780785812661
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176