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Coasting past : the last South China coastal trading junks / Stephen Davies ; photographed by William Heering

Record no:

67995

Call no:

623.8220951 DAV

Author:

Davies, Stephen, 1945- ; Heering William

Publisher:

Hong Kong: Hong Kong Maritime Museum

Year:

2013

Description:

147 p. : col. ill. ; 28 x 26 cm.

Subject:

Junks;
Sailing ships - China - Pictorial works;
Junks - Design and construction;
Ships, Wooden - China;
Shipping - China - History;

Sails;
Masts and rigging;
Hulls (Naval architecture);

more...

Isbn:

9789881823335

Type:

Book

Abstract:

A full and updated account of the South China coastal junk as well as a valuable summary on the Chinese craft’s main features and developments, and by extension interesting insights on China’s history and its relation to world of navigation.

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Result	Links	Location	Library	Shelf no	Status	Year	Volume	Copy
1		Maritime	Western Australian Museum	623.8220951 DAV	On Shelf