The Ship of the Line (Hardcover, Annotated edition)

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, and demonstrate exactly what the ships looked like in a way that even the finest marine painter could not achieve. "The Ship of the Line" is the second of a new series that takes selections of the best models to tell the story of specific ship types - in this case, the evolution of the ship of the line, the capital ship of its day, and the epitome of British sea power during its heyday from 1650-1850. This period too coincided with the golden age of ship modeling. Each volume depicts a wide range of models, all shown in full color, including many close-up and detail views. These are captioned in depth, but many are also annotated to focus attention on interesting or unusual features, and the book weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing a unique form of technical history. The series is of particular interest to ship modelers, but all those with an enthusiasm for the ship design and development in the sailing era will attracted to the in-depth analysis of these beautifully presented books.

General

Imprint:	Naval Institute Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	A History in Ship Models
Release date:	December 2014
First published:	September 2014
Authors:	Brian Lavery
Dimensions:	286 x 184 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	128
Edition:	Annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-59114-187-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Naval forces & warfare Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Toys, teddy bears & dolls > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Models & model-making > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	1-59114-187-7
Barcode:	9781591141877

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