Wooden Warship Construction: A History in Ship Models

by Brian Lavery

Book Overview

The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves and ranging from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day. As such, they represent a three-dimensional archive of unique importance and authority. Treated as historical evidence, they offer more detail than even the best plans,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 139902485X
• ISBN13: 9781399024853
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.4" x 9.6"