The Volume 3 The Art of Rigging Steel, David creator author. text enk 1806 monographic eng 1 online resource (290 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). David Steel was one of the most respected and prolific naval publishers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His publications focused on naval strategy and shipbuilding techniques. This influential four-volume work, first published in 1794, was the first comprehensive English manual of best naval practice. Designed for aspiring young officers, it established Steel's reputation as a publisher. The book describes theoretical and practical aspects of masts, rigging, and sails, and the science of sailing. The combination of practical advice supported by scientific and mathematical explanations and numerous illustrations provides valuable insights into British seamanship during the Napoleonic wars. Volume 3, reissued here in the 1806 edition, explains the terminology of rigging, and describes methods of rigging different types of ship. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). Naval and Military History 9780511795084 (ebook) https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511795084 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511795084 UkCbUP 100712 20240716174248.0 CR9780511795084 eng