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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUDDER, A Technological Tale
ISBN 10: 1861760310
ISBN 13: 9781861760319
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Da: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
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1st Ed., No. 3 in the Studies in Nautical Archaeology series. XV, 218 PP with 4 charts, 4 tables & 90 bw illust. Fp: A third century A.D. relief of a cargo ship with forward mounted rudders. Pictorial card covers. Attractive bookplate of the previous owner pasted down inside front cover. Near fine. Scarce. 23 x 15.2. Codice articolo 76916
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