Author: Watts, Isaac, William J.M. Rankine, Frederick K. Barnes & James R. Napier.
Title: Shipbuilding, theoretical and practical. Illustrated by a series of engravings, from drawings furnished by some of the most eminent British shipbuilders.
Description: London, Glasgow & Edinbourgh., W. Mackenzie, [ca. 1863)-1866. 30 vols. 300,XI,[1] textpages. 44 (fold./ double-page) steelengr. plates, 5 fold. tables, woodengr. ills. Orig. unif. printed wrappers. Folio. - Plates occas. sl. foxed; wrappers of some vols. sl. frayed; joints splitting; 4 x wappers (almost) loose and with . tear (1x w. loss of large portion of backwr.). - Otherwise a good set.Rare complete set in the 30 instalments as issued. Title-page of part 30 dated 1866. - Interesting work on the (hydro)mechanics of shipbuilding with plates showing models / profiles of ships and ship engines.

Keywords: Navigation Shipbuilding Profesional navigation Navy Scheepvaart Scheepsbouw Beroepsvaart Marine