Short And Plain Principles Of Linear Perspective, Adapted To Naval Architecture. Containing Rules To Draw Correctly The Forms Of Ships In Every Possible Position. The Whole being rendered so clear that a complete Knowledge of the Art may be soon and easily attained. - Illustrated with Five Copper-Plates. - By A. Cobin. - The Fourth Edition, Revised and Corrected. -

A. Cobin

RA Collection: Book

Record number

07/2053

Author

Imprint

London:: Printed for D. Steel, at his Navigation Warehouse, No. 1, Union-Row, the Lower-End of the Minories, Little Tower-Hill., 1794. - Price [4s.] Sewed.

Physical Description

[8], 61, [3] p., 5 pl.; 210 mm. (Octavo.)

General Note

On the title page the printed price has been overwritten in ink, '4s'.

Contents

[Half-t., t.p.] - Preface To This Edition - Contents - [Text, and plates]; [publisher's advertisement].

Responsibility Note

All plates are signed, 'Writing (Engraved) by V. Woodthorpe No. 27 ['26' on plate IV], Fetter Lane Fleet Street', and as engraved by J. Gibson. They carry the publisher's imprint of David Steel, and the date (1 Jan. 1794).

References

ESTC, T112549

Summary Note

The text is followed by a three-page publisher's advertisement, 'By Authority. The following Useful Publications, on Navigation and Trade, are printed for David Steel, at the Navigation-Ware-house, No. 1, Union-Row, Little Tower-Hill.'

Reproductions

An electronic reproduction was published in 2003 (Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale). A microfilm version was published in 2000 (Woodbridge, Conn.: Primary Source Microfilm [imprint of Gale Group]).

Provenance

The half-title is inscribed in ink, 'Bequest of Sr. A.W. Callcott.'

Copy Note

Imperfect: lacks two of the three unnumbered pages of publisher's advertisements.

Binding Note

19th-century quarter black morocco, black cloth-covered boards; spine lettered 'Cobin's Perspective Of Naval Architecture.' and 'R.A.'

Subject

Perspective - Drafting - Mechanical drawings - Naval architecture
Ships - Great Britain - 18th century
Manuals - Publishers' catalogues - Great Britain - 18th century
Pictorial works - Instructional materials - Great Britain - 18th century

Contributors

David Steel, publisher
Sir Augustus Wall Callcott RA, previous owner, donor
Vincent Woodthorpe, script engraver
J. Gibson, engraver