Treatise on marine and naval architecture, or, Theory and practice blended in ship building. Illustrated with more than 50 engravings (1852)
Griffiths, John W. (John Willis), 1809-1882 · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 470
We have shownin Fig. 1, Plate 8, the manner of ob-taining a true sweep for the arch-board,after we have determined how muchsweep we require ; the board is usuallyof oak, and the same in thickness asthe plank on the counter and stern ;its width for the smallest ship, as wehave said, is seldom less… … *>*--
Naval architecture
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