New method of joining ribs of a merchant ship Finish:Rolled Addis Ababa

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New method of joining ribs of a merchant ship Finish:Rolled Addis AbabaPlate 9 figure 4 from the paper 'On a new principle of constructing ships in the mercantile navy', by Robert Seppings, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 110 (1820), pp. 133 143. Two illustrations to show shorter timber components for each rib connected by dowels. The work is inscribed with publication and plate details. Not signed. Royal Society stamp verso. Original: ink on paper. 1820