{"product_id":"architectura-navalis-mercatoria","title":"Architectura Navalis Mercatoria","description":"Subtitled: The Classic of Eighteenth-Century Naval Architecture\n\u003cp\u003eby Fredrik Henrik af Chapman\u003cbr\u003e160 pp., softcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last time this book was available (1989?) it was hardcover, and the \"plates\" were fold-out. And the price was $85.00. The very good folks at Dover Books have done a very nice job at recreating this book, and somehow managed to have it sell for just $16.95.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was a landmark publication back in the 18th century. Written by Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, he was a naval architect, a vice admiral in the Swedish navy and the author of several books on shipbuilding. It also includes the \"treaties on shipbuilding\" including commentary on hull resistance in water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of sophisticated line drawings offers a unique view of maritime world of the mid-1700s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex and descriptions of the draughts contained in this work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Plates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthors Preface on the Tractat om Skepps-Byggeriet, 1775\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the resistance which a ship in motion meets from the water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the dimensions of ships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the Proportions of privateers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the proportions of masts and yards for merchant ships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the construction of scale and solidity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the measurement of tonnage and stowage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the accommodations for provisions\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e160 pp., softcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16904337850458,"sku":"300-006","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/4098\/7482\/products\/Architectura_Navalis_Mercatoria_300006P_7545954d-7b83-4b3b-a331-997b73158f1c.jpg?v=1563214432","url":"https:\/\/www.woodenboatstore.sbs\/products\/architectura-navalis-mercatoria","provider":"The WoodenBoat Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}