Rigging, Masting, and Sailmaking

Masting

Concerning the Masts of Ships from The Sea-Man's Vade Mecum, 1707.
On the Masting of SHIPS. From Mungo Murray: A Treatise on Ship-building and Navigation, 1765
Théorie de la Mâture ou des effets de l'eau & du vent combinés ensemble, excerpt from Du Maitz de Goimpy: Traité sur la construction des vaisseaux, 1776.
Transcripts from Peter Hedderwick: A Treatise on Marine Architecture, 1830:
- pp 351-352 — Proportions and Dimensions of Masts, Yards, Booms, &c. for the Various Classes of Merchant-Vessels.
- pp 352-355: On the Proportions of the Masts, Yards, &c. for a Ship.
- pp 355-356: On the Proportion and Dimensions of the Yards; To Proportion the Yards of Ships to be Employed in the Foreign Trade
- pp 357-359: Calculation for the Dimensions of the Masts, &c. of a Ship of 500 tons.
Christophers' 20th Improvement, 1850. Built-up lower masts.
Christophers' 21th Improvement, 1850. Pyramidical lower masts.
Griffiths: The Masts and Spars of the Clipper Ship Lightning, 1854.
Forbes' nya takling, from Tidskrift i Sjöväsendet Årg. 16 (1853). [In Swedish]
Forbes: The Forbes and the Howe Rig, 1855.
Letter from R.B. Forbes to Captain Bradbury, 1855.
A Letter from Geo. H. Bradbury to R.B. Forbes, 1855.
Griffiths: Improvements in Masts and Spars for Ships, 1855.
Griffiths: On Mast and Spar-Making, 1856.
John C.B. Jarvis' Patented Brace Winch, 1890.

Rigging

[Henry Bond]: A Plain and Easie Rule to Rigge any Ship by the Length of his Masts, and Yards. Without any further Trouble, 1664.
Thomas Miller: The Complete Modellist, 1667.
Henry Bond: A plain and easie rule to rigge any ship by the length of his masts and yards without any further trouble, 1676.
Dödhuvud, from Thomas Rajalin: Nödig Underrättelse om Skieps-Byggeriet, 1730. [Swedish]
Huvudtåg, from Thomas Rajalin: Nödig Underrättelse om Skieps-Byggeriet, 1730. [Swedish]
Ridare, from Thomas Rajalin: Nödig Underrättelse om Skieps-Byggeriet, 1730. [In Swedish]
Anmärkningar, gjorde öfver Örlogs Skeppens tackling i England, 1787 [In Swedish]
Review of Lescallier's Traité pratique du Gréement, 1791 from The Monthly Review; or, Literary Journal. Vol. VI., 1791.
Fredrik Sjöbohm: Någon Handledning om Skepps-Takling, Författad i Frågor och Svar, 1792. [In Swedish]
A.J. Griffiths: Catharpen Legs, 1824.
A.J. Griffiths: Turning in Dead Eyes, 1824.
W. Henwood: Remarks on the Raking of Ships' Masts, 1826.
Wire Rigging, 1827.
A.J. Griffiths: Turning in Dead Eyes, 1828.
Ratling rigging from from A.D. Fordyce: Outline of Naval Routine, 1837
Christophers' 11th Improvement, 1850. A new type of block sheave.
Christophers' 12th Improvement, 1850. Preventing the splitting of the block-shell.
Christophers' 22nd Improvement, 1850. Replacement for futtock shrouds.
Christophers' 24th Improvement, 1850. Re-enforcing block sheaves.
Wm. Henry Wallace: Wire Rope, 1855.
August Kloo: Kort utdrag af skeppstaklingen, med afseende på handelsfartyg till navigations-skolornas tjenst, 1856 [In Swedish].
Wire Rigging for Ships, 1857.
H.D. Cunningham: On Working Ships' Yards, 1867.
R.B. Forbes: Förändrad tackling, 1869. [In Swedish]
Excerpt from R.B. Forbes: The Governor Ames, as She Was and as She Should Be, 1889.

Sails, Sailmaking, and Sailhandling

Vom segels eines bojers von 60 last, 1670.
Malcolm Cowan: Sails, 1805.
Review of An Essay on the Construction of the Sails of Ships and Vessels by Malcolm Cowan from the Naval Chronicle Vol. 15 (1806).
Testimonials regarding Captain Cowan's sails.
Malcolm Cowan: Observations on the Dangers to which his Majesty's Ships and Vessels are unnecessarily exposed, from the present mode of making Sails in his Majesty's Navy; and on the unnecessary Expense attending them, 1809.
Daniel Tonge: Reefing sails, 1824.
Om Hamp- eller Lin-duks företräde till Segel, 1838. Part I. [In Swedish]
Om Hamp- eller Lin-duks företräde till Segel, 1838. Part II. [In Swedish]
Robert Kipping: Cunningham's Patent Self-Reefing Topsails from Sails and Sailmaking, 1861.
Robert Kipping: Howe's Patent Rig from Sails and Sailmaking, 1861.
Robert Kipping: Colling & Pinkney's Patent Self-Reefing and Furling Sails. from Sails and Sailmaking, 1861.
Christophers' 8th Improvement, 1850. New types of sails.
William Rowlett: Fitting, handling, and reefing vessels' sails, 1855.

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