alsih2o
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a bit on boats.... some seriously cool stuff here.
some pics of boats in different priods. great for printing for boat inis i think- http://mmbc.bc.ca/source/schoolnet/exploration/boattypes.html
the institute of nautical archeology, videos, pics, ideas, maps, historical info- http://ina.tamu.edu/
the barcelona maritime code of 1258. a few words about magic and goblins here and there and your world has a maritime code now - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1258barcelona4.html
this page title is nice: "a typical medieval ship". it delivers, mid 13th century style- http://www.bumply.com/Medieval/Ship/ship.htm
the mary rose, a 16th century warship. henry the VIII, cannons and whoop ass- http://www.maryrose.org/index.html
greek colonial pirates and their shipbuilding skills, handy- http://www.korcula.net/history/shipbuilding.htm
i always try to leave europe..shipbuilding and navigation in ancient india for this one. for some reason the whole site is on spoiler format. (???) so you have to "choose" the text.- http://www.hindubooks.org/sudheer_birodkar/india_contribution/ship.html
a cool little paper on the factors that influence shipbuilding- http://www.ipa.min-cultura.pt/cnans/simposio/1orador.html
the coracle, one man madness. - http://www.data-wales.co.uk/coracle1.htm (anyone else see an owl and a pussycat in one of these?)
"the rise and fall of 15th century chinese seapower", lots of things you enver considered when you put your world together- http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/china.htm
THE LINK! canals. history of some, some maps, some boats, a great canal site that opens up so many cool canal ideas and storylines. i now desperately need to run a story based anywhere up to steampunkish where the pc's are canal cops. or smugglers..- http://www.canaljunction.com/main.htm
some pics of boats in different priods. great for printing for boat inis i think- http://mmbc.bc.ca/source/schoolnet/exploration/boattypes.html
the institute of nautical archeology, videos, pics, ideas, maps, historical info- http://ina.tamu.edu/
the barcelona maritime code of 1258. a few words about magic and goblins here and there and your world has a maritime code now - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1258barcelona4.html
this page title is nice: "a typical medieval ship". it delivers, mid 13th century style- http://www.bumply.com/Medieval/Ship/ship.htm
the mary rose, a 16th century warship. henry the VIII, cannons and whoop ass- http://www.maryrose.org/index.html
greek colonial pirates and their shipbuilding skills, handy- http://www.korcula.net/history/shipbuilding.htm
i always try to leave europe..shipbuilding and navigation in ancient india for this one. for some reason the whole site is on spoiler format. (???) so you have to "choose" the text.- http://www.hindubooks.org/sudheer_birodkar/india_contribution/ship.html
a cool little paper on the factors that influence shipbuilding- http://www.ipa.min-cultura.pt/cnans/simposio/1orador.html
the coracle, one man madness. - http://www.data-wales.co.uk/coracle1.htm (anyone else see an owl and a pussycat in one of these?)
"the rise and fall of 15th century chinese seapower", lots of things you enver considered when you put your world together- http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/china.htm
THE LINK! canals. history of some, some maps, some boats, a great canal site that opens up so many cool canal ideas and storylines. i now desperately need to run a story based anywhere up to steampunkish where the pc's are canal cops. or smugglers..- http://www.canaljunction.com/main.htm
