The elements and practice of rigging and seamanship : illustrated with engravings.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Steel, David, 1763-1803 (Author)
Other Authors:	Sparrow, active 1794 (Engraver), Cooke, J., active 1794 (Engraver), Woodthorpe, Vincent (Engraver)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed for David Steel, MDCCXCIV [1794]
Subjects:	Masts and rigging > Early works to 1800. Naval art and science > Early works to 1800. Masts and rigging. Naval art and science. Early works.

Description
Item Description:	Pagination: Volume 1: xv, [3], 75, [3], 77-82, [2], 83-151, [4], 151-160, 160, [3], 242 pages, [67] leaves of plates (some folded) ; Volume 2: [4], 425, [5], 147, [1] pages, [28] leaves of plates (some folded). Some duplicate numbering throughout. "The foster-parent of this work is none other than the publisher."--p. vi. The Cushing Library/Maritime copy contains a sheet of handwritten figures. Includes: "Tables of the quantities and dimensions of the standing and running rigging" (at end 147 pages).
Physical Description:	2 volumes (xv, 3 unnumbered pages, 75 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 77-82 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 83-151 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 151-160, 160 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 242 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 425 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 147 pages, 1 unnumbered pages, 95 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded)) : Illustrations (engravings), tables ; 29 cm.