This reminds me of the classic Junks and Sampans of the Yangtse by G. R. G. Worcester (reprint: https://www.usni.org/press/books/junks-and-sampans-yangtze)
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This is how they found their way on the high seas mid 16th century.
L'Art de Naviguer. Facsimile of the 1554 French edition of Pedro de Medina's 'Arte de Navegar'.
Published about 1980 by De Boer Maritieme Handboeken, Netherlands, limited to 1000 copies, printed on antique laid paper. ISBN 9782852310087
From Wikipedia:
Arte de navegar ("The Art of Navigation", 1545) was the first work published in Spain dealing exclusively with navigational techniques (Martín Fernández de Enciso's Suma de Geographia, 1519, which gave ample geographical information already contained solar declination tables with explanations and the corrections for finding the latitude by measuring the height of Polaris).
The book was internationally disseminated and quickly translated into several European languages: it was translated into French fifteen times between 1554 and 1663, five times into Dutch (1580-1598), three times into Italian (1554-1609) and twice into English. This work contributed considerably to the development of navigation on the high seas.
L'Art de Naviguer. Facsimile of the 1554 French edition of Pedro de Medina's 'Arte de Navegar'.
Published about 1980 by De Boer Maritieme Handboeken, Netherlands, limited to 1000 copies, printed on antique laid paper. ISBN 9782852310087
From Wikipedia:
Arte de navegar ("The Art of Navigation", 1545) was the first work published in Spain dealing exclusively with navigational techniques (Martín Fernández de Enciso's Suma de Geographia, 1519, which gave ample geographical information already contained solar declination tables with explanations and the corrections for finding the latitude by measuring the height of Polaris).
The book was internationally disseminated and quickly translated into several European languages: it was translated into French fifteen times between 1554 and 1663, five times into Dutch (1580-1598), three times into Italian (1554-1609) and twice into English. This work contributed considerably to the development of navigation on the high seas.
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Great resource !
Excellent choice! An essential reference work for anybody interested in period English warships and really valuable for anybody building any sailing ship model, too. It took him ten years to write it. That said, I doubt anybody has ever sat and read it cover to cover, so don't make yourself crazy. Just skim it and read what's of interest as you go, because even if you read the whole thing, it isn't possible for anybody to remember everything that's in it! You'll be lucky to scratch your head someday thinking "I know I've got the answer in a book here somewhere, but damned if I can remember which one." Then grab Lees and check the index. Odds are it'll be in there.
Just my lucky day. Found this awesome publication discounted from € 249,50 to € 25,00, new in seal. Comes with 35 A1 plans and 35 A2 plans.
The text below is from the publisher's website, the photo's are mine.
Cogs, small cogs and boats , Vlierman, K.
Hardcover, 2 parts, 1000 pp. With 70 A1 and A2 drawings, all in luxe casette. SPA uitgevers 2021
From the thirteenth to the fifteenth century an important part of the economy in north western Europe was based on trade in the Hanseatic League. The main means of transport consisted of ships, mainly cogs. The importance of this type of ship was already apparent from medieval documents, miniatures and other sources.
One of the world's largest collections of medieval shipwrecks emerged after the Second World War during the partial reclamation of the IJsselmeer lake (the former Zuiderzee inlet) in the Netherlands, where three polders were created from 1942 onwards. During these works, hundreds of shipwrecks from the period between 1250 and 1900 were discovered, about twenty of these being cogs.
Maritime archaeologist Karel Vlierman has excavated shipwrecks all his working life. He dedicated himself to the research of these ships, including two cogs found at Doel near Antwerp and the recently uncovered cog from the river IJssel near Kampen. His research of more than twenty years has resulted in a monograph of over 950 richly illustrated pages, together with some 70 large technical drawings of all the investigated cogs and their reconstructions.
The monograph and the folder with the 70 technical drawings - in A1 and A2 format - together come in a fine slipcase.
The text below is from the publisher's website, the photo's are mine.
Cogs, small cogs and boats , Vlierman, K.
Hardcover, 2 parts, 1000 pp. With 70 A1 and A2 drawings, all in luxe casette. SPA uitgevers 2021
From the thirteenth to the fifteenth century an important part of the economy in north western Europe was based on trade in the Hanseatic League. The main means of transport consisted of ships, mainly cogs. The importance of this type of ship was already apparent from medieval documents, miniatures and other sources.
One of the world's largest collections of medieval shipwrecks emerged after the Second World War during the partial reclamation of the IJsselmeer lake (the former Zuiderzee inlet) in the Netherlands, where three polders were created from 1942 onwards. During these works, hundreds of shipwrecks from the period between 1250 and 1900 were discovered, about twenty of these being cogs.
Maritime archaeologist Karel Vlierman has excavated shipwrecks all his working life. He dedicated himself to the research of these ships, including two cogs found at Doel near Antwerp and the recently uncovered cog from the river IJssel near Kampen. His research of more than twenty years has resulted in a monograph of over 950 richly illustrated pages, together with some 70 large technical drawings of all the investigated cogs and their reconstructions.
The monograph and the folder with the 70 technical drawings - in A1 and A2 format - together come in a fine slipcase.
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This book about cogs I didn't know. Thanks for sharing.
And now I have another book which I like to have for my collection.
Hartelijk bedankt.
And now I have another book which I like to have for my collection.
Hartelijk bedankt.
That is a real bargain for that interesting set of books and drawings. Do you plan to build a cog or boat?
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Nice find, indeed! Congrats!
No, just a matter of general interest. And I love books, especially those with maps and plans.
You are a lucky guy or a perpicace web searcher. However, could you Say where you Found IT?
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If you're speaking to 'me'... Seawatch books has them. If you 'weren't' addressing me... go to Seawatch and buy this book anyway!
Yes Mr. Thomas, Il speak about you. Thanks for the infos.
I just went to their website and didn't see this set for sale.
Could you please provide a link?
Thanks!
IT is not on Seawatchbook, but could be interesting to know where Hatteras bought them. We should not ne confuse between Hatteras and MThomas pourchases.
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Hello @Allegheny ,
I did not purchase the book from the publisher. I ordered it from Boekhandel ABC in Deventer (Netherlands) through the Dutch antiquarian books website boekwinkeltjes.nl. I just saw to my surprise they have still more copies available for the same ridiculous price. Below is the link.
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Op boekwinkeltjes.nl koopt en verkoopt u uw tweedehands boeken. Zo'n 10.000 antiquaren, boekhandelaren en particulieren zijn u al voorgegaan. Samen zijn ze goed voor een aanbod van 7 miljoen titels.
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Just arrived yesterday! I mentioned this book in my build log of the Airfix Classic Ships 1:168 scale Royal Sovereign (https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/...hips-1-168-scale-royal-sovereign-build.17201/). It is an amazing addition to my growing library concerning ships that I am interested in building to include HMAV Bounty, USS Constitution, Cutter Lady Nelson, USS Fletcher, and the USS The Sullivans.
Regarding this hardback addition, it is a gold mine of detailed information for the modeler to include color prints of the hull exterior and extensive detailed plates that cover everything from the ship's framing, internal layouts, armament, masts, rigging, and sails. Just about every aspect of the ship you can think of is addressed by the author. Published by Seaforth Publishing, South Yorkshire, Great Britain in 2020. An incredible achievement.
Regarding this hardback addition, it is a gold mine of detailed information for the modeler to include color prints of the hull exterior and extensive detailed plates that cover everything from the ship's framing, internal layouts, armament, masts, rigging, and sails. Just about every aspect of the ship you can think of is addressed by the author. Published by Seaforth Publishing, South Yorkshire, Great Britain in 2020. An incredible achievement.
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Someone (sorry, I forget who. Maybe it was Paul @dockattner ) mentioned this book so I ordered it. Glad I did, it looks to be great!
