Working Watercraft

Gillmer, Thomas C.: 1973 London, hardcover without dust jacket 184 pages. A comprehensive survey of surviving local boats from Europe and America, documenting nearly 5,000 years of workboat evolution and the development of boatbuilding techniques across various maritime cultures. The book provides a historic record of humble workboats that offer important insights into Western civilization, tracing their origins from ancient Minoan and Norse vessels to more recent craft, some of which have vanished since the book's initial publication in 1972 ISBN 0850591260 In very good condition