Alan McGowan

This volume in the series brings the reader to the 1820's. The ships both naval, and merchantile are given a readable tereatment as to their technical changes. The illustrations are qite useful. The next three volumes will deal ewith the final era of the large merchant sailing ship, and the nineteenth century experiments in naval propulsion and weaponry.

See my review dated 23 May 2012 on the Amazon website

Six double-page extraordinary pop-ups depicting various types of sailing vessels. Includes extensive textual information on the construction and operation of sailing ships from the past to the present.

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