Ship model English East Indiaman PRINCE OF WALES of 1740

Scale 1 : 60, length 92 cm, width 39 cm, height 85 cm,
More photos: of entire ship, of details. Click on the photos for high resolution pictures!

The ships of the Honourable East India Company of Britain

An East Indiaman was a ship operating under charter or license of the East India Companies of the major European trading powers in the 17th to 19th century. The ships carried strong armament and were designed and painted to resemble a ship of war. An attacker could not be sure whether gunports were real or mere dummies. In the battle of Pulo Aula in 1804 an English merchant ships convoy even succeeded in scaring off a flotilla of French Navy ships.

The East Indiaman model, photos, description and dimensions

The ship model was built without sails to allow for a better view on the very detailed, impressive rigging. 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.

 
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 model of the East Indiaman is a very beautiful work, a true masterpiece, especially in detailing the rigging. It was built in the 1970s and has been restored with love and great care. The ship model is 1 : 60 scale. Length is 92 cm, width 39 cm, height 85 cm.

The ship can be taken out of the stand, i.e. for transport.

This model has been already sold. The pictures and the data are shown in the gallery of the ship models sold only to let enthusiasts and model makers enjoy the photos and maybe get ideas or some guidance, if someone builds such a model by himself.