Cogs, Caravels and Galleons: The Sailing Ship, 1000-1650

Unger, Richard

ISBN 10: 1557501246 / ISBN 13: 9781557501240

Published by Naval Institute Press, 1994

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188p. Text is unmarked with b/w illustrations. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with minor edge wear. Contains a faint cigarette odor.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cogs, Caravels and Galleons: The Sailing Ship, 1000-1650
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557501246
• ISBN 13: 9781557501240
• Binding: Folio Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Cogs, Caravels and Galleons traces the development of seagoing vessels from the traditions of late antiquity to the all important emergence of the three-masted ship, undoubtedly the most significant innovation in the history of shipping before the steam engine. Without the three-masted ship the European age of exploration and expansion is almost inconceivable and there is no doubt that the subsequent evolution of the world would have been markedly different.
In recent years much original research has been done in this field, based on both documentary sources and archaeology, but this is the first overall synthesis of the new material now available. The main chapters are devoted to the principal ship types, explaining the latest thinking on the characteristics of cogs, caravels, hulks and so forth that have caused scholarly debate for decades.
There are also more general sections on essential background subjects like construction and guns and gunnery, as well as pertinent essays on the evidence - from documentary sources, contemporary illustrations and archaeology. All the contributors are the foremost experts in their fields, but in presenting the fruits of their research at an approachable level, Cogs, Caravels and Galleons is a pioneering work in this area of maritime history.