Historical Information

Baltimore Clipper History
Cutty Sark History
The Dutch Golden Age
HMS Endeavour (James Cook) History
USS Constellation History
USS President History

CAD illustrations from the terminology database
Anchor construction in the Age of sail
Building Masts in the Age of sail
Mast and yard dimensions for a 19th century ship of 600 tons.
Mast and yard dimensions for a 19th century bark of 623 tons.
Mast and yard dimensions for a 19th century ship of 500 tons.
Sail making in the Age of sail

Pirates and Privateers in the Age of sail

Coins and Postage Stamps

Coins depicting historic sailing vessels
Postage Stamps depicting images from the 'Age of Sail'

Literature and Poetry

“A Fight with a Cannon” short story by Victor Hugo
“Tacking Ship off Shore” a poem by Walter Mitchell
“Rime of the Ancient Mariner” Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Terminology from the Age of Sail

Search the “Ship & Shipbuilding” Terminology Database
or . . . Search the 'Ships from the Age of Sail' Database
CAD illustrations from the terminology database