Architectura Navalis Mercatoria: The Classic of Eighteenth-Century Naval Architecture (Dover Maritime)

First published in 1768, this remarkable collection of sophisticated line drawings offers a fascinating look at the maritime world of the eighteenth century, documenting merchant and naval ships from various countries. Seventy detailed illustrations chart vessel dimensions, crew size, storage capabilities, and manner of rigging for packet ships, pleasure boats, privateers, frigates, and other ships.
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (1721–1808) was a naval architect, a vice-admiral in the Swedish navy, and the author of several books on shipbuilding. This volume constitutes an indispensable treatise for model builders, naval historians, and maritime enthusiasts, as well as anyone who appreciates the art of drafting.

• The Ship Model Builder's Assistant
• American Sailing Ships: Their Plans and History (Dover Maritime)
• Wooden Warship Construction: A History in Ship Models
• The Art of Rigging (Dover Maritime)
• The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models
• Ships and Sailing (DK Visual Dictionaries)
• Rigging Period Ship Models: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Intracacies of Square-Rig
• The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships
• Ship Modeling from Stem to Stern
• Planking Techniques for Model Ship Builders