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The global schooner : origins, development, design and construction, 1695-1845 / Karl Heinz Marquardt.

Title
The global schooner : origins, development, design and construction, 1695-1845 / Karl Heinz Marquardt.
Author
Marquardt, Karl Heinz.
Publication
Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, 2003.

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Description
239 p. : ill., plans; 31 cm.
Subject
  • Schooners > Design and construction
  • Schooners > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-235) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The origin of schooners: how it began, the birth of the schooner, first seventy years of schooner development in Europe and America -- Yachts, navy sloops and privateers -- Coast guards and gunboats -- Merchantmen and slavers -- Construction and fitting -- Masting and rigging -- Armament and furniture -- Appendix 1. Timber dimensions 1768-1858 -- Appendix 2. Mast and spar dimensions, 1735-1858 -- Appendix 3. Rigging dimensions, 1818-1864 -- Appendix 4. Furniture etc.
ISBN
1591143284
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library