The World of Model Ships and Boats
Author : Guy R. Williams
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 34,70 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN :
Author : Guy R. Williams
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 34,70 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
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Author : Chris Oxlade
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 21,60 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Boats and boating
ISBN : 9780749611972
Part of a series examining how science and technology have enabled vast progress in all fields of human endeavour. The book shows all stages of the development of ships and boats from first examples to the modern day and the future.
Author : Kristie Pickersgill
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,27 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Board books
ISBN : 9781474986526
199 clear, labelled illustrations of a variety of waterborne vessels. Find out about the amazing array of ships and boats that sail our oceans and waterways from rowing boats and kayaks to huge luxury liners. Themes include famous ships, sailing ships, all kinds of boats, battleships, submarines and lots more. Great for developing vocabulary and language skills.
Author : Brian J. Cudahy
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 12,30 MB
Release : 2007-12-17
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780823225699
Fifty years ago--on April 26, 1956--the freighter Ideal X steamed from Berth 26 in Port Newark, New Jersey. Flying the flag of the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company, she set out for Houston with an unusual cargo: 58 trailer trucks lashed to her top deck. But they weren't trucks--they were steel containers removed from their running gear, waiting to be lifted onto empty truck beds when Ideal X reached Texas. She docked safely, and a revolution was launched--not only in shipping, but in the way the world trades. Today, the more than 200 million containers shipped every year are the lifeblood of the new global economy. They sit stacked on thousands of "box boats" that grow more massive every year. In this fascinating book, transportation expert Brian Cudahy provides a vivid, fast-paced account of the container-ship revolution--from the maiden voyage of the Ideal X to the entrepreneurial vision and technological breakthroughs that make it possible to ship more goods more cheaply than every before. Cudahy tells this complex story easily, starting with Malcom McLean, Pan-Atlantic's owner who first thought about loading his trucks on board. His line grew into the container giant Sea-Land Services, and Cudahy charts its dramatic evolution into Maersk Sealand, the largest container line in the world. Along the way, he provides a concise, colorful history of world shipping--from freighter types to the fortunes of steamship lines--and explores the spectacular growth of global trade fueled by the mammoth ships and new seaborne lifelines connecting Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Masterful maritime history, Box Boats shows how fleets of these ungainly ships make the modern world possible--with both positive and negative effects. It's also a tale of an historic home port, New York, where old piers lie silent while 40-foot steel boxes of toys and televisions come ashore by the thousands, across the bay in New Jersey.
Author : Yngve Edward Soderberg
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 27,77 MB
Release : 2012-08-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 0486146316
Any artist who loves the beauty of nature and is drawn by the majesty of the sea will want to try sketching boats and nautical scenes. American painter Yngve Edward Soderberg, who spent much of his career mastering this art on the Mystic coast of Connecticut, was known for his breathtaking maritime art. In this concise guide, he makes it look easy with step-by-step instructions perfect for novices and anyone wanting to brush up on his drawing skills. From sailboats and dinghies to cruisers and whale ships, Soderberg shows how to observe and draw all that is seaworthy. Enhanced by expert commentary, over 100 illustrations include gulls, buoys, lighthouses, water surfaces, skies, clouds, and more. He even demonstrates how to sketch a boat's crew in action and offers valuable tips on perspective. Easy to follow, this essential guide helps hone all the valuable skills needed to create beautiful nautical compositions.
Author : Lillian Ray Martin
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 21,93 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781585440986
Presents a brief history of Venetian art and then catalogues each known piece of Venetian art that depicts watercraft. Through detailed analysis of these images the author reveals important facts about the construction, rigging, and use of these watercraft.
Author : John W. Trimmer
Publisher : Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 19,31 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
You are the owner-captain of a luxury fifty-foot trawler motoring across the bay with your family and a few friends one balmy summer evening. Off in the distance, beyond the bridge spanning the waterway, you can make out the lights and shape of a containership moving down the channel. Have you ever wondered what action you must take to keep clear of that fast-approaching ship? This book will tell you how to do so quickly. Conscientious skippers are wise to read this book and discover if a ship's radar will pick up a small boat at night. It is fascinating to learn what is taking place on the bridge or down in the engine room of one of these leviathans as it heads your way. Can it be stopped before it hits you? Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones by reading this book written for the private boat owner/captain.
Author : Carlo Beltrame
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 12,50 MB
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1785704648
From sewn planked boats in Early Dynastic Egypt to Late Roman wrecks in Italy, and the design of Venetian Merchant Galleys, this huge volume gathers together fifty-three papers presenting new research on the archaeology and history of ancient ships and shipbuilding traditions. The papers have been grouped into several thematic sections, including: ships of the Mediterranean; the reconstruction of ancient ships, from life-size reconstructions to computer models; the study of shipyards, shipsheds and slipways of the Mediterranean and Europe; Venetian Galleys of the 15th and 16th centuries; and North European medieval and post -medieval ships. These papers which were presented at the Ninth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology (ISBSA), held in Venice 2000. Carlo Beltrame is a freelance archaeologist and contract professor of Maritime archaeology at UniversitĂ Ca' Foscari of Venice and of Naval archaeology at Universita della Tuscia of Viterbo. He specializes in the archaeology of ship-construction from antiquity until the Renaissance period and methodology in maritime archaeology.
Author : Chris Oxlade
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 32,47 MB
Release : 2007-08-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781432902087
Describes boats and ships that are used for travel, work, and fun.
Author : Esq. Charles CLIFFORD
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 22,36 MB
Release : 1859
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ISBN :