|
Date: |
|
Description: | Scale: unknown. A contemporary full hull plank on frame model of a small sailing craft, ?Prince? (circa 1830), fitted with a square sail on a revolving mast. The model was probably made to accompany a patent application for a concept where a small craft to be sailed with a square sail that would capture more wind without ?dipping? the yard around the bottom of the mast when going about or tacking.
CA: BBB.
caption: 'Prince', port broadside
caption: 'Prince', port 3/4 bow
caption: 'Prince', starboard stern quarter | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum full hull ship models Prince fl.1830 | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
|
|