The Elements and Practice of Rigging, Seamanship, and Naval Tactics
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication date:
- September 2011
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780511795091
- 9781108026543
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- Dimensions:
- (216 x 140 mm)
- Weight & Pages:
- 0.59kg, 468 Pages
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Volume 4: Theory and Practice of Seamanship and Naval Tactics
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Book description
David Steel was one of the most respected and prolific naval publishers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His publications focused on naval strategy and shipbuilding techniques. This influential four-volume work, first published in 1794, was the first comprehensive English manual of best naval practice. Designed for aspiring young officers, it established Steel's reputation as a publisher. The book describes theoretical and practical aspects of masts, rigging, and sails, and the science of sailing. The combination of practical advice supported by scientific and mathematical explanations and numerous illustrations provides valuable insights into British seamanship during the Napoleonic wars. Volume 4, reissued here in the 1807 edition, explains how to perform standard manoeuvres including anchoring, mooring, getting under sails, and tacking, as well as naval skills such as chasing and boarding other vessels.
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