Eighteenth-century rigs & rigging

Contents: Spars -- Rigging of spars (Ship rig) -- Northern variants of ship rig -- Rig for two-masted and smaller vessels -- Details of single-mast rig -- Rigs for vessels with spritsails -- Rigs for boats -- Foreign and exotic rigs -- Sails -- Cut and shape of sails -- Rigging of sails -- Running rigging to sails -- Belaying plans -- Blocks and tackles -- Cordage, splices, hitches and knots -- Netting and other accessories -- Appendix.