Bassett-Lowke, W J & Holland, George.

Ships and Men. An Account of the Development of Ships From Their Prehistoric Origin to the Present Time & of the Achievements & Conditions of the Men Who Have Built & Worked Upon Them.

London, George G. Harrap And Company Ltd., 1946. 19 cm x 25.9 cm. Frontispiece. 316 pages. 162 black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor foxing to endpapers. Otherwise very clean and bright. Half-title page contains previous owner’s name in blue ink.

Includes for example the following essays: The Ancient World (B.C. to A.D. 1000): Babylonian Shipbuilding and the Ark / Contribution of China and Pacific Islanders to Sailing / Vikings and their Ships / The Middle Ages (800 to 1500): The Invasions of the Barbarians / The Crusades and their Influence on Ships / Picture of Fourteenth-century Shipping / The New Era of Exploration and Expansion and End of the Medieval Order / The Early Navigators (1400-1600): Influence of the Flat Earth Theory / Megellan / Columbus / Defeat of our Armada / Founding of the East India Company / Sovereign of the Seas: I (1400-1700): Fish in the Middle Ages / Tudor Shipping / The Hanseatic Language / Dutch Contribution / Piracy / Evolution of the Engine (1840- Present Day): The First Marine Engines / The Change from Coal to Oil-Fuel / Competition and Ownership (1900 to Present Day) / Eastern, Australian, Cape, and South American Trades / Small Craft etc.

• Keywords: History of Ships · Maritime History – Rare · Nautical · Nautical Books · Naval History · Ships
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 200341AB

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