E. KEBLE CHATTERTON.

June 1909.

ERRATA

[P. 60,]line 8, for “with three reefs already taken in” read “close-reefed.” (Fig. 13 shows three turns taken with the brails or bunt-lines, so as to make a close reef.)
[P. 86,]line 18, for “tilt” read “rake.”
[P. 199,]line 1, for “foremast” read “foresail.”
[”]line 15, for “bill-hooks” read “shear-hooks.”
[”]line 32, for “anchor” read “a foul anchor.”
[P. 203,]line 19, for “face” read “case.”
[P. 214,]line 34, for “bill-hooks” read “shear-hooks.”
[P. 262,]line 3, after “driver” insert “or spanker.”
[P. 275,]line 15, for “iron” read “wire.”
[”]line 17, for “braces” read “brace-pendants.”

CONTENTS.

CHAPTERPAGE
List of Illustrations[xiii]
I.Introductory[1]
II.Early Egyptian Ships from about 6000 b.c.[20]
III.Ancient Ships of Phœnicia, Greece, and Rome[46]
IV.The Early Ships of Northern Europe[89]
V.The Development of the Sailing Ship from the Eighth Century to the Year 1485[128]
VI.From Henry VII. to the Death of Elizabeth (1485-1603)[170]
VII.From the Accession of James I. to the Close of the Eighteenth Century[222]
VIII.The Sailing Ship in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries[254]
IX.The Fore-and-aft Rig and its Developments; Coasters, Fishing Boats, Yachts, &c.[281]
Glossary[335]
Bibliography[339]
Index[345]


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

FIGUREPAGE
A Seventeenth-century English Warship[To face title-page]
From a painting by Charles Dixon.
Hay-Barge[Headpiece to Preface]
Sketch by N. S. Carr.