Notes on the Crooked-bow and Crooked-stern Junks of Szechwan
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Worcester, G.R.G. NOTES ON THE CROOKED-BOW AND CROOKED-STERN JUNKS OF SZECHWAN. Shanghai. 1941. 4to. b/w ills., plates, some folding. 4to. 82 pp. Concise and well-illustrated treatise on two types of junks. According to the preface, the little-known “crooked-bow” type is thought to have functioned in its present form for 1700 years. Worcester was a river inspector in China, and is an acknowledged expert on these vessel types. This work is quite scarce.
Worcester, G.R.G. NOTES ON THE CROOKED-BOW AND CROOKED-STERN JUNKS OF SZECHWAN. Shanghai. 1941. 4to. b/w ills., plates, some folding. 4to. 82 pp. Concise and well-illustrated treatise on two types of junks. According to the preface, the little-known “crooked-bow” type is thought to have functioned in its present form for 1700 years. Worcester was a river inspector in China, and is an acknowledged expert on these vessel types. This work is quite scarce.
Worcester, G.R.G. NOTES ON THE CROOKED-BOW AND CROOKED-STERN JUNKS OF SZECHWAN. Shanghai. 1941. 4to. b/w ills., plates, some folding. 4to. 82 pp. Concise and well-illustrated treatise on two types of junks. According to the preface, the little-known “crooked-bow” type is thought to have functioned in its present form for 1700 years. Worcester was a river inspector in China, and is an acknowledged expert on these vessel types. This work is quite scarce.