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Ship model French barquentine COTE
D'ÉMERAUDE
Scale 1 : 60, length 116 cm, width 34 cm, height 75 cm,
More photos: of
entire ship and of details. Click on the photos for high resolution
pictures!
Price 4500 Euro, plus transport cost
The
barquentine COTE D'ÉMERAUDE was built 1925 in Saint-Malo, France,
and used for cod fishing off Newfoundland. The dimensions of the ship
according to Lloyd's Register of 1932 were length (water-line) 42.6 m,
width 9.75 m, 380 tons.
Please take your time to have a good look at
the set of photos. If you click on a photo you will get that photo
in high resolution. Only these high resolution photographs show how much
work and handicraft ability were put in the model.
Viewing the high resolution photos: If you use Microsoft Internet
Explorer or Firefox, press F11 to minimize navigation bars and have a
larger screen with the photos. The high resolution photos are about 12
megapixel. So they are about 10 - 20 times larger than your 0.5 -
1.3 megapixel computer screen. Most browsers by default downsize the
pictures to screen size, so you cannot see all the details of the ship
models. To see the original resolution move the mouse over the
pictures and click on the magnifying lens.
This superb model of the COTE D'ÉMERAUDE was built to plans of the Musée
de la Marine in Paris. It is a true masterpiece that took 2400 work
hours to make. The sails are set as on port tack in quartering wind. The
foremast has the flag for requesting a pilot, the mainmast shows the
name flag of the ship and the name of the model maker, Spors. The
mizzenmast has the flags for the year the model was built, 2005.
The ship model is 1 : 60 scale. Length is 116 cm, width 34 cm, height 75
cm.
Price of the ship model and transport
The price of the model is 4500 Euro, plus transport cost.
Shipping the COTE D'ÉMERAUDE in a crate by some package delivery
company can be done. Picking up the ship with your car may be a good
way, too.
The ship model was built by Mr. Achim Spors, Münster, Germany. As he
speaks only a little English, please contact me, if you are interested
in the ship model.
Dr. Michael Czytko, Kuehlstr. 31, D-45659 Recklinghausen, Germany
Tel. +49 2361 59757, Fax +49 2361 29729, email:
michael.czytko@t-online.de .
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