Architectura Navalis Mercatoria
The Classic of Eighteenth-Century Naval Architecture
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Publisher Description
First published in 1768, this remarkable collection of sophisticated line drawings offers a fascinating look at the maritime world of the eighteenth century, documenting merchant and naval ships from various countries. Seventy detailed illustrations chart vessel dimensions, crew size, storage capabilities, and manner of rigging for packet ships, pleasure boats, privateers, frigates, and other ships.
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (1721-1808) was a naval architect, a vice-admiral in the Swedish navy, and the author of several books on shipbuilding. This volume constitutes an indispensable treatise for model builders, naval historians, and maritime enthusiasts, as well as anyone who appreciates the art of drafting.
Customer Reviews
Needs work
An important historical work of art roughly translated for iPad. The important details in ships catalogue have been roughly scanned and are hard to read. The ships plans are good enough for iPad viewing but ideally should be digitally recreated. In all it's a relatively lazy digital conversion for a document that deserves more attention.