Author(s): John Harland

Marine Exploration

320 pages

Illustrated by Mark Myers. "The most comprehensive historical work on the sailing ship ever published...any sailor worth his salt must have it on his shelf ashore." - The Daily Telegraph. Based on contemporary sources, this work describes for the first time the full historical development of seamanship in the major sailing navies of the world. Complete with 350 specially commissioned drawings by Mark Myers, the volume is a superbly produced and uniquely valuable contribution to the history of sail.