Dutch Shipbuilding before 1800

Unger, R.W.: 1978 van Gorcum, softcover 216 pages, with illustrations. Richard W. Unger analyzes the technological development of Dutch shipbuilding and explains how innovations in design and construction underpinned the Netherlands’ maritime dominance before 1800. The book also examines the organization and role of ship carpenters’ guilds in major Dutch ports, showing how their structures, regulations, and labor relations shaped the shipbuilding industry in the early modern period. ISBN 9789023215202 / 9023215206 In good condition