Ships of Early Explorers. by CLOWES, Laird - 1927

London: Royal Geographical Society, 1927. 20 pages. Plus black and white plates. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. This engaging report, rich in historical detail, deals with 'ships of early explorers'. The author discusses Viking ships and other vessels that were found at the bottom of various bodies of water, each one providing information on the smaller details of early ship building over a period of about 3000 years. Accompanying this informative report are numerous sketch illustrations of ancient and important ships, some found near Arabia 1457, in the Indian Ocean 1500, in the South Atlantic 1529 as seen on ancient maps, and specifically of the Chinese Funk in the Red Sea 1375, the Golden Hind near Celebes circa 1595, and Captain Cook's ships Resolution and Adventure prior to his second voyage of 1772. . First Edition.