1. Alphabetical explanation of the terms used in rigging; 2. Preparatory rigging; 3. Progressive method of rigging ships; 4. Description of operations and particulars generally performed while fitting the ship in harbour, or when at sea; 5. Rigging brigs and smaller vessels; 6. Rigging vessels with one mast; 7. Proportions for the lengths of the standing and running rigging of all ships; 8. Table of the dimensions of the standing and running rigging; 9. Quantities and dimension of the rigging of brigs, cutters, sloops, ketches, merchant-shipping.
The first English manual of best naval practice for aspiring young officers, first published in 1794.
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