Building the Wooden Fighting Ship Tapa dura - 2022

Barnsley: Greenhill Books, 2021. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This is an unread book, bu the bottom tips of the boards have been bumped. Building the Wooden Fighting Ship is a fascinating account of the building of an historic ship, as well as a vivid and often surprising account of life and labour in the eighteenth century. In an age before industrialisation, the warship was the most complex object built by man and employed the most advanced technology of its time. Naval vessels of the period were, not surprisingly, so expensive to construct that meticulous records were kept, from the purchasing of timbers to the last details of their furnishings and armament, including even the individual names of some of the shipwrights and craftsmen. By carefully studying these records, the authors have reconstructed, in extraordinary detail, the building of HMS Thunderer -a two-decked, 74-gun ship-of-the-line. In words and specially drawn illustrations, contemporary prints and paintings,… Leer más

Barnsley: Greenhill Books, 2021. Book. New. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Building the Wooden Fighting Ship is a fascinating account of the building of an historic ship, as well as a vivid and often surprising account of life and labour in the eighteenth century. In an age before industrialisation, the warship was the most complex object built by man and employed the most advanced technology of its time. Naval vessels of the period were, not surprisingly, so expensive to construct that meticulous records were kept, from the purchasing of timbers to the last details of their furnishings and armament, including even the individual names of some of the shipwrights and craftsmen. By carefully studying these records, the authors have reconstructed, in extraordinary detail, the building of HMS Thunderer -a two-decked, 74-gun ship-of-the-line. In words and specially drawn illustrations, contemporary prints and paintings, the authors show every stage of the building of this ship, from the purchase and… Leer más

Naval Institute Press. Used - Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.

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Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Meticulous reconstruction of the building of HMS _Thunderer_, one of the most successful types of warships of her time. Paints a vivid and often surprising picture of life and labour in the eighteenth century. Specially drawn, beautiful

Hardback. New. Meticulous reconstruction of the building of HMS _Thunderer_, one of the most successful types of warships of her time. Paints a vivid and often surprising picture of life and labour in the eighteenth century. Specially drawn, beautifully detailed line drawings.

Greenhill Books, 2022. Hardcover. New. 128 pages. 9.75x9.75x0.50 inches.

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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.