Ship model Dutch galiot 1740

Scale 1 : 40, length 106 cm, width 41 cm, height 84 cm,
More photos: of entire ship, of details. Click on the photos for high resolution pictures!

      
The Dutch galiots were flat-bottomed ships with a rounded bow and aft, especially useful in shallow waters. Their development started in the 17th century. They were used mainly as merchant ships.

Please take your time to have a good look at the set of photos. There are several views of the entire ship model taken from all directions and several closer views of hull, deck and rigging. 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.
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This model of a Dutch galiot is a beautiful, elegant piece of work. It is 1 : 40 scale. Length is 106 cm, width 41 cm, height 84 cm. The ship model stand is provided by two small wedge-shaped pieces of wood beneath the hull, close to the keel. The wedges are fixed to the hull by double-sided adhesive tape.

The model was made according to the drawing of a three-masted Dutch galiot by Chapman in his 1768 book (see my linklist) "Architectura Navalis Mercatoria", plate No. LIV (see below).

Drawing of a three-masted Dutch galiot by Chapman in his 1768 book "Architectura Navalis Mercatoria", plate No. LIV