| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 308 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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text file |
| Series |
Technology and change in history,
1385-920X ;
volume 18
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Technology and change in history ; v. 18.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"In The Merchant Ship in the British Atlantic, 1600-1800, Phillip Reid refutes the long-held assumption that merchant ship technology in the British Atlantic during the two centuries of its development was static for all intents and purposes, and that whatever incremental changes took place in it were inconsequential to the development of the British Empire and its offshoots. Drawing on a unique combination of evidence from both traditional and unconventional sources, Phillip Reid shows how merchants, shipwrights, and mariners used both proven principles and adaptive innovations in hulls, rigs, and steering systems to manage high physical and financial risks"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Figures and Tables -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 A Ship's Atlantic -- Chapter 2 The Ship: a Primer and Field Guide -- Chapter 3 From the Stocks to the Ways: Building a Ship from Contract to Launch -- Chapter 4 The Mysterious Art of the Shipwright: Deciphering Merchant Ship Design -- Chapter 5 Merchant Venturers and Merchant Ships -- Chapter 6 Sailing and Surviving: People and Labor Aboard -- Chapter 7 Working the Ship: the Technology of Operation -- Conclusion The Merchant Ship in the British Atlantic, 1600-1800 |
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Epilogue Ann & Hope in Canton-Beyond the British Atlantic -- Glossary of Terms -- Appendix 1 Basic Sails on a Square-Rigged Ship, a Sloop, and a Schooner -- Appendix 2 Full Transcription of Winne & Hawksworth Letter to William Jones, 17 January 1733 -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Merchant ships -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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Merchant ships. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Merchant ships -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Sailing ships -- Design and construction -- History -- 17th century.
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Sailing ships -- Design and construction. |
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Sailing ships. |
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Sailing ships -- Design and construction -- History -- 18th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1600-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reid, Phillip, 1967- The merchant ship in the British Atlantic, 1600-1800 Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020] 9789004424081 (DLC) 2020011388 |
| ISBN |
9789004426344 electronic book |
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9004426345 electronic book |
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9789004424081 hardcover |
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