The Prices of the Labour in Ship-building adjusted: or the Mystery of Ship-Building unveiled
1. The Prices of the Labour in Ship-building adjusted: or the Mystery of Ship-Building unveiled: Being a Brief Explanation of the Value of the Labouring Part in Ship-Building, from a Ship of the biggest Magnitude, to a small boat, First, Shewing the Working the whole Ship, according to the Length, Breath, Depth and Girt, and then by Sub-divisions shews the Value of every particular Part / William Sutherland.
London : D.L.,
2. Britain's Glory: or Ship-Building unvail'd: being a General Director for Building and Compleating the said Machines / by William Sutherland.
London : Bettesworth,
London : D.L.,
1717
2. Britain's Glory: or Ship-Building unvail'd: being a General Director for Building and Compleating the said Machines / by William Sutherland.
London : Bettesworth,
1729
. Second ed.Call number:
AB M 225
Thinking systematically about work was definitely not a French monopoly, as can be seen from the work of the English shipbuilder William Sutherland. In two books from 1717 about the Prices of Labour in Ship-Building, he shows that he is aware of the fact that labour costs are of overriding importance. He also tries to calculate these carefully.
The KNAW copy combines part one from 1717 with part two from 1729, and is nowhere else available in the Netherlands. For this book as well, the KNAW again owes it thanks to Van Kinsbergen.
Shown here is a portrait from this work of King George, surrounded by ships.
The KNAW copy combines part one from 1717 with part two from 1729, and is nowhere else available in the Netherlands. For this book as well, the KNAW again owes it thanks to Van Kinsbergen.
Shown here is a portrait from this work of King George, surrounded by ships.