The Book of old Ships: From Egyptian Galleys to Clipper Ships [Audiobook] download free by Henry B. Culver
- Listen audiobook: The Book of old Ships: From Egyptian Galleys to Clipper Ships
- Author: Henry B. Culver
- Release date: 1992/3/31
- Publisher: DOVER PUBLICATIONS INC.
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Transportation
- ISBN: 9780486273327
- Rating: 8.37 of 10
- Votes: 108
- Review by: Chloe Mcginnis
- Review rating: 7.72 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/10/21
- Duration: 3H9M27S in 256 kbps (51.2 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-04
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MP3, OPUS, WAV, MPEG4, FLAC, MPEG-4 DST, Shorten, WMA (compression ZIP, RAR, TAR.Z, EML, IMG, TBZ)
- Total pages original book: 256
- Includes a PDF summary of 26 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 19M2S (5.2 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: Of all the ships human beings have constructed to navigate the waters of the world - from a hollowed-out log sharpened at both ends to modern ocean liners weighing thousands of tons - those powered by the wind are among the most interesting and beautiful.In this classic review, noted maritime artist Gordon Grant has created 80 magnificent line illustrations of some of history's most important sailing ships, beginning with a graceful Egyptian galley (c. 1600 B.C.) and ending with a splendid five-masted clipper ship of 1921. Also depicted are a Roman trireme, a Viking longship, a sixteenth-century caravel, an East Indiaman of 1750, an early nineteenth-century brigantine, a New Bedford whaling bark, and dozens of lesser-known vessels, among them the galleass, carrack, buss, and flute.Henry B. Culver, well-known authority on naval history, has provided a detailed, meticulously researched text for each vessel, describing the materials and details of construction, how the ship's design matched its function, the period in which the vessel flourished, romance and lore surrounding the craft, and more. Naval historians and model shipbuilders will value this work as an excellent sourcebook and reference with much information on the evolution of sailing vessels, the origins of shipping, customs of the sea and other pertinent matters; sailing enthusiasts will find it a wonderful browsing book, offering an informative, handsomely illustrated look back at 3,000 years of sailing history.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Industrial / Commercial Art & Design, Care & Restoration Of Antiques, Marine Engineering, Ships & Shipping
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- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 15.90 USD
- Dimensions: 137x216x18mm
- Weight: 369g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: New York, United States
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