Howard Irving Chapelle

The Migrations of an American Boat Type.

paper 25, pages 133-154 from Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology; published as United States National Museum Bulletin 228, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 1961.

Report to the Turkish Government on Fishing Boats.

(1956)

Notes on Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks.

published by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum with permission from a 1944 article in the American Neptune. (Phamplet)

Migrations of an American Boat Type.

published by the Smithsonian 1961. (Phamplet)

Fultons Steam Battery, Blockade and Catamaran.

published by the Smithsonian 1964

Columbus' Ships. by Jose Maria Martinez Hedalgo published by Barre 1966. He also edited. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The history of American sailing ships.

New York, W. W. Norton & company, 1935. +8vo, xvii p., 1 l., 400 p. ill., 12 plates, plans (part double) 27 cm.
Bonanza Books, New York, nd.
Colored title vignette. "First trade edition after printing a limited edition of 121 copies." "Authorities and acknowledgments": p. xv-xvii. With drawings by the author, and George C. Wales and Henry Rusk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Boatbuilding; a complete handbook of wooden boat construction.

Norton, New York, [c1941]. 624 p. illus., plans. 25 cm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

American small sailing craft, their design, development, and construction.

Norton, New York, [1951 [1st ed.]]. xvii, 363 p. illus., plans. 24 cm. Bibliographical references included in "Foreword" (p. xv-xviii) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The National Watercraft Collection.

Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1960. 4to, xi, 327 p. illus., plans. United States. National Museum. Bulletin ; 219 Bibliography: p. 305-310.
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1976 [2nd]. 29 cm, xiii, 399 pp, ill. ISBN: 0877420602. Illustrates and describes the National Museum ofHistory and Technology's collection of ship models. Bibliography: p. 375-381. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Author: Adney, Edwin Tappan, 1868-1950.

The bark canoes and skin boats of North America.

[by] Edwin Tappan Adney and Howard I. Chapelle.
Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1964. xiv, 242 p. illus. 29 cm. United States. National Museum. Bulletin ; 230 At head of title: Museum of History and Technology. Bibliography: p. 231-234. Other authors: Chapelle, Howard Irving, joint author. Other authors: Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Bulletin (United States National Museum) ; 230. The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America (With Edwin Tappan Adney, 1964) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Search for Speed Under Sail 1700-1855.

Norton, New York, [1967 [1st ed.]]. 26 cm, xviii, 453 pp, ill.
Bonanza Books, New York, 1967. +8vo, xiv, 451 pp, ill, 16 pl; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Author: United States. Navy.

Collection, 1899-1933.

6 items. Report (1899) of a tour of the Philippine Islands, headed by Jacob G. Schurman, president of the Philippine Commission; speech (ca. 1903) by an inhabitant of Tutuila, American Samoa, to officers of the U.S. Navy requesting the return of Benjamin F. Tilley to be their governor; letter (1920) of a veteran of the Confederate Army recalling capture and subsequent treatment of Confederate soldiers by U.S. Navy and U.S. Army parties; list (1933) of Benedict Arnold's squadron compiled by Howard Irving Chapelle; letter (n.d.) to Thomas Shock, U.S. Naval engineer; and book of orders for unknown ship (n.d.). Deposit, Naval Historical Foundation, 1964. Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. Subjects: United States. Philippine Commission (1900-1916) Schurman, Jacob Gould, 1854-1942. Tilley, Benjamin Franklin, 1848-1907. Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. Chapelle, Howard Irving. Shock, Thomas. Location: Library of Congress Manuscript Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The American Fishing Schooners 1825-1935.

W.W. Norton & Co, New York, 1973. 8vo, 690 pp, ill, 24 pl. ISBN: 0393031233. The History of the commercial fishing schooner, its development in design, function and construction; ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Yacht designing and planning for yachtsmen, students & amateurs.

Edition: Rev. and enl. ed.
New York, Norton [1971] 373 p. illus. 25 cm. ISBN: 0393031691 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Author: Leavens, John M.

The catboat book.

Edited by John M. Leavens. Written by Howard I. Chapelle [and others]
Camden, ME, Published for the Catboat Association, by the International Marine Pub. Co., [1973]. viii, 160 p. illus. 29 cm. ISBN: 0877420343 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

American Sailing Craft.

Kennedy Bros., New York, 1936.
International Marine Pub. Co., Camden, ME, [1975]. 27 cm, xiii, 239 pp, ill. ISBN: 0877420599.
Bonanza Books, New York, 1975. 8vo, xiv, 239 pp, ill. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Constellation question.

[by Howard I. Chapelle and Leon D. Polland]
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1970. viii, 152 p. illus., facsims., plans. 27 cm. Other authors: Polland, Leon D. Smithsonian studies in history and technology ; no. 5. The Constellation Question (With Leon D. Pollard, 1970) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The history of American sailing ships. with drawings by the author, and George C. Wales and Henry Rusk.

>New York, Bonanza Books : Distributed by Crown Publishers, [1982] c1935. xv, 400 pp, ill., [6] leaves of plates. 25 cm. ISBN: 0517023326 Reprint. Originally published: New York : Norton, 1935. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The History of the American Sailing Navy. The Ships and Their Development.

Norton, New York, 1949.
Bonanza Books, New York, uo (first 1949). +8vo, (iii)-xii, 558 pp, ill, 17 planscher, 32 ritningar.

Distributed by Crown, New York, 1988, c1949. ISBN: 0517004879 : $12.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Baltimore Clipper. Its Origin and Development.

Marine Research Society, Salem, MA, 1930. 24 cm. xii, 192 p., ill., [34] plates.
Dover Publications, New York, 1988. ISBN: 0486257657 (pbk.) Reprint.
Bonanza Books, New York, u† (facs av ou 1930). 4to, xii, 192 pp, ill, 20 pl. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Catboat book.

edited by John M. Leavens ; written by Howard I. Chapelle ... [et al.].
Catboat Association with International Marine, Middleboro, MA, c1991. viii, 152 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. ISBN: 0877423148 Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-96). Other authors: Leavens, John M. Chapelle, Howard Irving. Other authors: Catboat Association. International Marine Publishing Company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The bark canoes and skin boats of North America.

Edwin Tappan Adney and Howard I. Chapelle.
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 1983. xiv, 242 pp, ill. 28 cm. ISBN: 1560982969 (pbk.) 0874742048 (hard) Originally published: 1964. (Bulletin (United States National Museum) ; 230). Bibliography: p. 231-234. Other authors: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Adney, Tappan, 1868-1950. Bulletin (United States National Museum) ; 230. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Boatbuilding : a complete handbook of wooden boat construction.

W.W. Norton, New York, c1994. 624 pp, ill. 25 cm. ISBN: 0393035549. Originally published: New York : Norton, c1941. With new introd. foreword by Jon Wilson. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 19:13:18 +0200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The history of American sailing ships, by Howard I. Chapelle; with drawings by the author, and George C. Wales and Henry Rusk.

New York, W. W. Norton & company, 1935. LC Call No.: VM23 .C53 1935a Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: The history of American sailing ships, by Howard I. Chapelle; with drawings by the author, and George C. Wales and Henry Rusk. Published: New York, W. W. Norton & company, 1935. Description: xvii p., 1 l., 400 p. illus., plates, plans (part double) 27 cm. Notes: Colored title vignette. "First trade edition after printing a limited edition of 121 copies." "Authorities and acknowledgments": p. xv-xvii. American sailing ships. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Boatbuilding; a complete handbook of wooden boat construction

New York, Norton [c1941] LC Call No.: VM144 .C27 Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: Boatbuilding; a complete handbook of wooden boat construction [by] Howard I. Chapelle. Published: New York, Norton [c1941] Description: 624 p. illus., plans. 25 cm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

American small sailing craft, their design, development, and construction.

New York, Norton [1951] LC Call No.: VM351 .C48 Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: American small sailing craft, their design, development, and construction. Edition: [1st ed.] Published: New York, Norton [1951] Description: xvii, 363 p. illus., plans. 24 cm. LC Call No.: VM351 .C48 Dewey No.: 623.822 Notes: Bibliographical references included in "Foreword" (p. xv-xviii) Subjects: Boatbuilding. Sailing ships. More on this record ------------------------------------------------------------------

The national watercraft collection.

Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1960 LC Call No.: Q11 .U6 no. 219 Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: The national watercraft collection. Published: Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1960 Description: xi, 327 p. illus., plans. 29 cm. Series: United States. National Museum. Bulletin ; 219 LC Call No.: Q11 .U6 no. 219 Dewey No.: 623.8074 Notes: Bibliography: p. 305-310. Subjects: Ship models -- Exhibitions. Merchant ships, American -- History. Merchant marine -- United States -- History. Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Series Entry: Bulletin (United States National Museum) ; 219. Control No.: 60064768 //r863 More on this record ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edwin Tappan Adney and Howard I. Chapelle. Published: Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1964. LC Call No.: Q11 .U6 no. 230 Author: Adney, Edwin Tappan, 1868-1950. Title: The bark canoes and skin boats of North America [by] Edwin Tappan Adney and Howard I. Chapelle. Published: Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1964. Description: xiv, 242 p. illus. 29 cm. Series: United States. National Museum. Bulletin ; 230 Notes: At head of title: Museum of History and Technology. Bibliography: p. 231-234. Subjects: Indians of North America -- Boats. Canoes and canoeing -- North America. Skin boats -- North America. Other authors: Chapelle, Howard Irving, joint author. Other authors: Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Series Entry: Bulletin (United States National Museum) ; 230. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The search for speed under sail, 1700-1855

New York, Norton [1967] LC Call No.: VM144 .C28 1967 Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: The search for speed under sail, 1700-1855, by Howard I. Chapelle. Edition: [1st ed.] Published: New York, Norton [1967] Description: xviii, 453 p. illus. 26 cm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Author: United States. Navy. Title: Collection, 1899-1933. LC Call No.: 0536D NHF-Alpha Author: United States. Navy. Title: Collection, 1899-1933. Description: 6 items. Notes: Report (1899) of a tour of the Philippine Islands, headed by Jacob G. Schurman, president of the Philippine Commission; speech (ca. 1903) by an inhabitant of Tutuila, American Samoa, to officers of the U.S. Navy requesting the return of Benjamin F. Tilley to be their governor; letter (1920) of a veteran of the Confederate Army recalling capture and subsequent treatment of Confederate soldiers by U.S. Navy and U.S. Army parties; list (1933) of Benedict Arnold's squadron compiled by Howard Irving Chapelle; letter (n.d.) to Thomas Shock, U.S. Naval engineer; and book of orders for unknown ship (n.d.). Deposit, Naval Historical Foundation, 1964. Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. Subjects: United States. Philippine Commission (1900-1916) Schurman, Jacob Gould, 1854-1942. Tilley, Benjamin Franklin, 1848-1907. Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. Chapelle, Howard Irving. Shock, Thomas. Tutuila Island (American Samoa) -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. Location: Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. Control No.: mm 70049171 More on this record ------------------------------------------------------------------

The American fishing schooners, 1825-1935

New York, Norton [1973] LC Call No.: VM431 .C47 Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: The American fishing schooners, 1825-1935, by Howard I. Chapelle. Edition: [1st ed.] Published: New York, Norton [1973] Description: 690 p. illus. 24 cm. LC Call No.: VM431 .C47 Dewey No.: 387.2/2 ISBN: 0393031233 Subjects: Fishing boats -- History. Schooners -- United States -- History. Control No.: 72003983 More on this record ------------------------------------------------------------------

Yacht designing and planning for yachtsmen, students & amateurs

New York, Norton [1971] LC Call No.: VM331 .C54 1971 Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: Yacht designing and planning for yachtsmen, students & amateurs, by Howard I. Chapelle. Edition: Rev. and enl. ed. Published: New York, Norton [1971] Description: 373 p. illus. 25 cm. LC Call No.: VM331 .C54 1971 Dewey No.: 623.8/12/3 ISBN: 0393031691 Subjects: Yacht building. Control No.: 72152659 //r85 More on this record ------------------------------------------------------------------

The catboat book.

Edited by John M. Leavens. Written by Howard I. Chapelle [and others] Published: Camden, Me., Published for the Catboat Association, by the International Marine Pub. Co. [1973] LC Call No.: VM311.C33 L4 Author: Leavens, John M. Title: The catboat book. Edited by John M. Leavens. Written by Howard I. Chapelle [and others] Published: Camden, Me., Published for the Catboat Association, by the International Marine Pub. Co. [1973] Description: viii, 160 p. illus. 29 cm. LC Call No.: VM311.C33 L4 Dewey No.: 623.82/2 ISBN: 0877420343 Subjects: Catboats. Other authors: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Other authors: Catboat Association. Control No.: 73088648 More on this record ------------------------------------------------------------------

American sailing craft

Camden, Me. : International Marine Pub. Co., [1975] LC Call No.: VM331 .C5 1975 Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: American sailing craft / by Howard I. Chapelle. Published: Camden, Me. : International Marine Pub. Co., [1975] Description: xiii, 239 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. LC Call No.: VM331 .C5 1975 Dewey No.: 623.82/2/0973 ISBN: 0877420599 : $13.50 Notes: Reprint of the 1936 ed. published by Kennedy Bros., New York. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Yachts -- United States. Yacht building -- United States. Control No.: 75021631 //r952 More on this record ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The National watercraft collection

Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. LC Call No.: VM6.U62 W383 1976 Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: The National watercraft collection / by Howard I. Chapelle. Edition: 2d ed. Published: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. Description: xiii, 399 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. LC Call No.: VM6.U62 W383 1976 Dewey No.: 623.82/01/0740153 ISBN: 0877420602 : $20.00 Notes: Illustrates and describes the National Museum of History and Technology's collection of ship models. Bibliography: p. 375-381. Includes index. ------------------------------------------------------------------

The Constellation question [by Howard I. Chapelle and Leon D. Polland]

Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1970. LC Call No.: VA65.C68 C47 Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: The Constellation question [by Howard I. Chapelle and Leon D. Polland] Published: Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1970. Description: viii, 152 p. illus., facsims., plans. 27 cm. Series: Smithsonian studies in history and technology, no. 5 Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Constellation (Frigate) Other authors: Polland, Leon D. Series Entry: Smithsonian studies in history and technology ; no. 5. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The history of American sailing ships / by Howard I. Chapelle ; with drawings by the author, and George C. Wales and Henry Rusk.

New York : Bonanza Books : Distributed by Crown Publishers, [1982] c1935. LC Call No.: VM23 .C53 1982 Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: The history of American sailing ships / by Howard I. Chapelle ; with drawings by the author, and George C. Wales and Henry Rusk. Published: New York : Bonanza Books : Distributed by Crown Publishers, [1982] c1935. Description: xv, 400 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN: 0517023326 Notes: Reprint. Originally published: New York : Norton, 1935. Includes index. ------------------------------------------------------------------

The history of the American sailing Navy : the ships and their development

New York : Bonanza Books : Distributed by Crown, 1988, c1949. ISBN: 0517004879 : $12.98 Notes: Reprint. Originally published: Norton, New York, 1949. Includes index. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Baltimore clipper : its origin and development

New York : Dover Publications, 1988. LC Call No.: VM23 .C5 1988 Author: Chapelle, Howard Irving. Title: The Baltimore clipper : its origin and development / Howard Irving Chapelle. Edition: Dover ed. Published: New York : Dover Publications, 1988. Description: xii, 192 p., [34] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN: 0486257657 (pbk.) Notes: Reprint. Originally published: Salem, Mass. : Marine Research Society, 1930. Includes index. ------------------------------------------------------------------

The Catboat book / edited by John M. Leavens ; written by Howard I. Chapelle ... [et al.].

Middleboro, MA : Catboat Association with International Marine, c1991. LC Call No.: VM311.C33 L4 1991 Title: The Catboat book / edited by John M. Leavens ; written by Howard I. Chapelle ... [et al.]. Published: Middleboro, MA : Catboat Association with International Marine, c1991. Description: viii, 152 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. ISBN: 0877423148 Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-96). ------------------------------------------------------------------

Adney, Tappan, 1868-1950. Title: The bark canoes and skin boats of North America / Edwin Tappan Adney and Howard I. Chapelle.

Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983. Author: Adney, Tappan, 1868-1950. Title: The bark canoes and skin boats of North America / Edwin Tappan Adney and Howard I. Chapelle. Published: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983. Description: xiv, 242 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. LC Call No.: E98.B6 A3 1993 Dewey No.: 629.8/129 20 ISBN: 1560982969 (pbk.) 0874742048 (hard) Notes: Originally published: 1964. (Bulletin (United States National Museum) ; 230). Bibliography: p. 231-234. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiffs.

St. Michaels, MD: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, 1979.

Notes on the Skipjacks.

St. Michaels, MD: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, not dated.

"The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model."

Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology, United States National Museum, Washington, D.C. Bulletin 228, no. Paper 21 (1961): 61-80.

Chapelle did a series of articles on sharpies for BOATS magazine back in the 50s-60s. Also the chapter on sharpies in AMERICAN SAILING CRAFT (1936) was first published as a series of articles in YACHTING magazine.

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