• Autobiography of Phineas Pett by Phineas Pett (1570 - 1647)

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Autobiography of Phineas Pett by Phineas Pett (1570 - 1647)

By: Mentor New York
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  • Phineas Pett was a Master Shipbuilder from one of England's greatest shipbuilding families of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and kept a journal of his experiences and thoughts at this important and turbulent time in the industry. Although some pages were damaged or lost, the diary was transcribed by Samuel Pepys and preserved in the British Library. It was edited and published in the form of an autobiography by William Gordon Perrin of The Council of the Navy Records Society in 1918. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
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Episodes
  • Ships Built or Rebuilt by Phineas Pett

    Ships Built or Rebuilt by Phineas Pett
    Jul 16 2023
    6 mins
  • Protest of Trinity House against the Building of the Sovereign

    Protest of Trinity House against the Building of the Sovereign
    Jul 16 2023
    5 mins
  • Stowe MS

    Stowe MS
    Jul 16 2023
    3 mins

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