An History of Marine Architecture - Including an Enlarged and Progressive View of the Nautical Regulations and Naval History, Both Civil and Military, of All Nations, Especially of Great Britain (Paperback)

After completing his studies at Trinity College, Oxford, John Charnock (1756-1807) joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer. Though details of his career at sea are lacking, he is known to have embarked on assiduous research into historical and contemporary naval affairs, and he cultivated contacts with many serving officers. His six-volume Biographia Navalis (1794-8), flawed yet still useful, is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Published in three volumes from 1800 to 1802, the present work stands as the first serious study of naval architecture in Britain in particular, while also noting major developments in Europe and beyond. The volumes are illustrated throughout with numerous designs of vessels. Volume 3 (1802) covers changes across the entire eighteenth century, with some discussion of African and Asian examples. The work concludes with various experimental and practical considerations relating to effective shipbuilding and seafaring.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History, Volume 3
Release date:	July 2016
Authors:	John Charnock
Dimensions:	298 x 210 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	510
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-08464-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Shipbuilding technology & engineering > Ship design & naval architecture
LSN:	1-108-08464-8
Barcode:	9781108084642

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