Navy Board Ship Models (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781682473740)

From about the middle of the seventeenth century, the Navy's administrators began to commission models of their ships that were accurately detailed and, for the first time, systematically to scale. These developed a recognized style, which included features like the unplanked lower hull with a simplified pattern of framing that emphasized the shape of the underwater body. Exquisitely crafted, these were always rare and highly prized objects - indeed, Samuel Pepys expressed a profound desire to own one - and today they are widely regarded as the acme of the ship modeler's art. As benefits its subject, Navy Board Ship Models is visually striking, with numerous color photographs that make it as attractive as it is informative to anyone with an interest in model making or historic ships.

Author: Simon Stephens,Nick Ball
ISBN-10: 1682473740
ISBN-13: 9781682473740
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2018
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.30lbs
Size: 9.80h x 10.30w x 1.10d