10-30-2013, 07:54 AM
Do you mean that if the ancients had wanted to increase sail area, it would have made sense to add more sails to the existing masts before adding more masts? I'm not sure that they would have necessarily invented those things in that order.
My copy of Casson is in another country so I can't help with the original question. It doesn't help that evidence for merchant ships is so scarce before the Roman empire.
My copy of Casson is in another country so I can't help with the original question. It doesn't help that evidence for merchant ships is so scarce before the Roman empire.
Nullis in verba
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
