The Ship of the Line (A History in Ship Models) - Hardcover

Lavery, Brian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591141877 ISBN 13: 9781591141877

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 2014

Synopsis

The Ship of the Line takes the best models from the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to tell the story of the evolution of the ship of the line, known as the capital ship and epitome of British sea power during its heyday from 1650-1850. This period coincided with the golden age of ship modeling. Each 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 focus attention on interesting or unusual features. The book weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing a unique form of technical history. Ship modelers and those with an interest in the development of ship design during the sailing era will be attracted to the in-depth analysis of this beautifully presented book.

About this title

About the Author:

Brian Lavery is the guest curator of the exhibition Victory 250 at Chatham Historic Dockyard. He has written more than thirty books on maritime history including the highly successful Nelson's Navy and Empire of the Seas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1591141877
• ISBN 13: 9781591141877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128