- Creator
- Battin, Edward
- Call number
- MssCol 228
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- The method of building, rigging, apparelling, & furnishing his Majesties ships of warr, according to their rates, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
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Edward Battin, an employee of the British Navy, created this volume ca. 1685, dedicating it to an Earl, a Lord, a Lieutenant, a Governor, a Constable, and other prominent British individuals. The volume contains detailed instructions for the construction of ships of war, as well as information about cost and management issues related to the maintenance of a naval fleet, officers, and crew. The volume contains sections on the proportions of ships, their loaded weight, dimensions, ropes and rigging, and other physical aspects; a list of British naval ships which includes when, where, and by whom they were constructed, their dimensions and cost; the expenses related to furnishing ordnance; wages paid to officers and seamen, and the amount of food and drink (bread, beer, beef, pork, peas, fish, butter, and cheese) allocated to them according to class; the cost of maintaining ships both at sea and in harbor; and many other details
Key terms
Names
- Battin, Edward
- Willoughby de Broke, John Peyto Verney, Baron, 1738-1816 (former owner)
- Willoughby de Broke, John Peyto Verney, Baron, 1738-1816 (former owner)
- Willoughby de Broke, Richard Greville Verney, Baron, 1869-1923 (former owner)
- Willoughby de Broke, Richard Greville Verney, Baron, 1869-1923 (former owner)
- Willoughby de Broke, Robert John Verney, Baron (former owner)
- Willoughby de Broke, Robert John Verney, Baron (former owner)
- England and Wales. Royal Navy
- Great Britain. Royal Navy
Subjects
- Marine engineering -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
- Military engineering -- Early works to 1800
- Sailors -- England -- Early works to 1800
- Shipbuilding
- Ships -- Manning -- Early works to 1800
- Warships -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328