For most of history, the coasts, oceans, rivers and lakes have been paths for exploration, settings of war, routes for commerce and colonisation and sources of food. For all of these activities over the years an incredible variety of indigenous watercraft have been fashioned by sailors, fishermen and shipwrights. This book describes over 5,600 of them, containing descriptions of form and function, means of propulsion, crew size, design features, with notes on construction methods and materials. It is well cross-referenced and contains vernacular and specialised terms and includes rare and extinct types, cultural traditions, reading list and geographical index. A significant reference. 413 line drawings. HB. 696pp.
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