FRANCIS SHELDON IN DENMARK 1686-1690
Details Sheldon's contract of employment as Denmark's chief shipwright and describes the ships he built. He appears to have suffered none of the frustration associated with his earlier Swedish service, and though his ships were always strongly built, the superior quality of the Danish vess...
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| Published in | Mariner's mirror Vol. 83; no. 3; pp. 293 - 302 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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London
Taylor & Francis Group
01.08.1997
Society for Nautical Research |
| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Details Sheldon's contract of employment as Denmark's chief shipwright and describes the ships he built. He appears to have suffered none of the frustration associated with his earlier Swedish service, and though his ships were always strongly built, the superior quality of the Danish vessels was demonstrated by their successes in battle with Swedish fleets. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0025-3359 2049-680X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00253359.1997.10656648 |