The Three-Masted Schooner James Miller: A History and Model Maker's Source Book

Quincy, William S.

ISBN 10: 0913372374 / ISBN 13: 9780913372371

Published by Mystic Seaport Museum Inc, Mystic, Connecticut, U.S.A., 1986

About this Item

The early three-masted schooner James Miller was launched at Essex, Connecticut in 1854 to participate in the coastal cotton trade of pre-civil war America. 27 Illustrations, 3 foldout plans and 3 appendices.

Seller Inventory # 000093

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Three-Masted Schooner James Miller: A History and Model Maker's Source Book
• Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum Inc, Mystic, Connecticut, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0913372374
• ISBN 13: 9780913372371
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Mystic Seaport's model maker prepared this handsome monograph while modeling the James Miller, a schooner built at Essex, Connecticut for the cotton trade in 1854. A history of the vessel, a transcription of a shipbuilder's detailed description of the vessel, and notes on the model are included. This title received an award of merit from the Connecticut League of Historical Societies.