Ancient and Moden Ships. Part I. Wooden Sailing-Ships by Sir George C.V. Holmes

'Ancient and Modern Ships. Part I' provides a sweeping history of wooden sailing vessels beginning with the ancient ships on the Mediterranean and Red Seas. Published in 1906, it was written by Sir George C.V. Holmes, long-time secretary of the Institution of Naval Architects. The book contains 75 illustrations. NOTE: The original file from the Internet Archive was compressed and thei index removed by Marine Café Blog to reduce its size. (10.2 MiB, PDF, 173 pages)

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