Basil Greenhill Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

For nearly all of human history the coasts and oceans, and rivers and lakes have offered paths for exploration, settings for warfare, routes for commerce and colonialism and, of course, sources for food. And for all these activities an incredible variety of indigenous watercraft have been fashioned by sailors and fishermen and shipwrights. Aak to Zumbra surveys them all and contains descriptions of form and function, means of propulsion, crew size, particular design features, as well as notes on construction methods and materials. There are thousands of cross-references, starred for easy reference, with vernacular and specialised terms. Also included are little-known, rare and extinct types, notes on cultural traditions, along with a reading list and a geographical index.

This book charts the sailing ships course, the development of the schooner, and the sailing ship's transition from wood to iron and steel construction.

The Mariner's Mirror is the world's oldest and most distinguished journal for nautical research and within its pages can be found some of the finest writing on ships and the sea available anywhere. This new series, Keynote Studies from The Mariner's Mirror, is intended to make available the fruits of nearly a century of nautical publishing.By extracting the best of the articles, reordering them and adding the notes and queries which appeared in the same issues, the editor of this volume has created a fascinating and coherent narrative which describes the development of the sailing ship in both northern and southern Europe from mediaeval times through to the renaissance. Amongst the contributors are R Morton Nance, H H Brindley and Geoffrey Callender who might be viewed as the very fathers of modern maritime research.For all those who have an interest in the enduring story of the development of the sailing ship this volume is essential reading. Beautifully written and clearly illustrated with the original line drawings, these extracts will come as a revelation to modern-day enthusiasts and historians, and represent a valuable reference tool for all those with an interest in the age of sail.

The advent of steam power was one of the greatest innovations in maritime transport since the development of the three-masted ship. This book examines the history of the merchant steamship, from the introduction of the paddle to screw propulsion and the emergence of efficient compound engines.

The steel, four-masted barque Herzegin Cecilie was one of the last great sailing ships that continued to trade successfully up until the 1930s. This book tells her complete story from her launch in 1902 to her loss through stranding on the coast of Devon in 1936. New information has been gleaned from records not previously available.

This book traces the evolution and associated traditions of the wooden ship, through her multiple forms and styles from her prehistoric beginnings to her demise shortly after the First World War. Details are provided on regional variations including the small three-masted schooner (Wales), the large three-masted schooner (Finland), the three-masted barque (Canada), and the four-master schooner (United States).

One of a 10-book series on ships and the history of sailing published for the National Maritime Museum.