Description
The Ship of the Line takes the most productive models from the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to inform the story of the evolution of the ship of the line, referred to as the capital ship and epitome of British sea power throughout its heyday from 1650-1850. This period coincided with the golden age of ship modeling. Each and every volume depicts over one hundred models in full color photos, including many close-up and detail views. These photos are captioned in depth, but many are also annotated to center of attention attention on interesting or odd features. The book weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing a unique type of technical history. Ship modelers and those with an interest within the development of ship design throughout the sailing era shall be attracted to the in-depth analysis of this beautifully presented book.