Masts Like a Forest: Chinese Shipbuilding from the Zheng War to the Opium War (c. 1644-1839)
Chinese sailing ships, often called “junks,” were a flexibly technology that economized on materials, a key to both the military and commercial flourishing of Qing China (c. 1644-1912) until the Opium War (1839-42). During periods of conflict, shipwrights incorporated new designs to maximize speed,...
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Museu Marítim de Barcelona
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Drassana |
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| Online Access: | https://revistadrassana.cat/index.php/Drassana/article/view/692 |