Chatterton follows the craft of the sea from its beginnings through the Mediterranean peoples, Rome, the Vikings and the mariners of the Middle Ages to the age of Columbus and the Tudors. He cares as much about navigation, rigging and anchors as about the ships themselves, and argues that Columbus and Drake were scientific seamen, not merely daring ones.
First published in 1913, a knowledgeable and readable history for lovers of sailing ships and the sea. Download the free EPUB.