the american-built clipper ship 1850-1856

This volume presents in exquisite details 152 clippers that comprise the culmination of the shipbuilders’ art. Every facet of clipper ship design and construction is covered, including wood species, scantlings, fastenings, midship sections, interior living areas and details of scarphs, keels, stem-and-stern-post assemblies, frames, timbers and bracing.