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The method of building, rigging, apparelling, & furnishing his Majesties ships of warr, according to their rates
- Title
- The method of building, rigging, apparelling, & furnishing his Majesties ships of warr, according to their rates, ca. 1685.
- Author
- Battin, Edward.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 228 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- Edward Battin, an employee of the British Navy, created this volume ca. 1685, dedicating it to an Earl, a Lord, a Lieutenant, a Governor, a Constable, and other prominent British individuals. The volume contains detailed instructions for the construction of ships of war, as well as information about cost and management issues related to the maintenance of a naval fleet, officers, and crew. The volume contains sections on the proportions of ships, their loaded weight, dimensions, ropes and rigging, and other physical aspects; a list of British naval ships which includes when, where, and by whom they were constructed, their dimensions and cost; the expenses related to furnishing ordnance; wages paid to officers and seamen, and the amount of food and drink (bread, beer, beef, pork, peas, fish, butter, and cheese) allocated to them according to class; the cost of maintaining ships both at sea and in harbor; and many other details.
- Subjects
- Great Britain > Royal Navy > Appropriations and expenditures
- Technical manuals
- England and Wales > Royal Navy > Provisioning
- Ships > Manning > Early works to 1800
- England and Wales > Royal Navy > History > 17th century
- England and Wales > Royal Navy > Appropriations and expenditures
- Shipbuilding
- Great Britain > History, Naval > 17th century
- Great Britain > Royal Navy > History > 17th century
- Great Britain > Royal Navy > Provisioning
- Warships > Great Britain > Early works to 1800
- Sailors > England > Early works to 1800
- Marine engineering > Great Britain > History > 17th century
- Military engineering > Early works to 1800
- Genre/Form
- Technical manuals.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 228
- OCLC
- 759505247
- Author
- Battin, Edward.
- Title
- The method of building, rigging, apparelling, & furnishing his Majesties ships of warr, according to their rates, ca. 1685.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Added Author
- Willoughby de Broke, John Peyto Verney, Baron, 1738-1816, former owner.Willoughby de Broke, Richard Greville Verney, Baron, 1869-1923, former owner.Willoughby de Broke, Robert John Verney, Baron, former owner.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 228