Die Binnenschifffahrt

Teubert: 1912 Leipzig, hardcover 664 pages, illustrated. In this book, Oskar Teubert presents inland navigation from the beginning in antiquity, through the Middle Ages with the invention of the chamber lock, up to the beginning of the 20th century. In the first part, he describes, among other things, the invention of the steamship, the expansion of German rivers, the construction of the Prussian canals and activities abroad. In the second part, the inland navigation vehicles are presented: size, shape, construction and equipment of the cargo ships without their own propulsion power, propulsion ships with steam and gas engines, as well as electric propulsion and much more. Illustrated with 538 illustrations and 7 waterway maps. Original 1912 edition part 1 (part 2 was only the almanac) In very good condition. German language