Ships, Shipping and Fishing

Ships, Shipping and Fishing

With Some Account of our Seaports and their Industries

Bosworth, George F.

Cambridge University Press

02/2012

96

Mole

Inglês

9781107693869

15 a 20 dias

This book by George Bosworth was originally published in 1915 and was the first title to appear in the Cambridge Industrial and Commercial Series. Intended for use in schools, the volume traces the development of human ingenuity in shipping from the early dug-out boat to the launching of the Aquitania.
General preface; Editor's note; 1. Early boats and ships - the Mediterranean; 2. Early boats and ships - the North Sea; 3. From sailing ships to steamships; 4. Britain's maritime supremacy; 5. The mercantile marine, and great trade routes; 6. The building of a great ship; 7. The Royal Navy; 8. The Royal Dockyards; 9. The fishing industry - ships and men; 10. British fisheries and fishing ports; 11. 'Lloyd's.' The plimsoll mark. A1; 12. Trinity House and its work; 13. Lighthouses and lightships; 14. The Port of London; 15. Great seaports and their industries; 16. The Cinque Ports; Index.
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