Fabulous large sheet with construction and rigging detail of a three-masted, 96-gun man-o-war. The rendering provides great detail of the ship's equipment, construction, rigging, etc. The main part of the engraving is composed of engraved views. The first is a large and extraordinarily detailed cutaway showing all five decks. Above this is another showing the ship at anchor and explaining the rigging in great detail. Tables keyed to these drawings name and locate over 170 lines, pieces of equipment, and locations on the ship. Plus two detailed vignettes of the bow show a masthead in the form of a lion. A table of detailed specifications gives further detail on ship's size, capacity, crew, etc. All surrounded by 17 smaller vignettes showing cross-section views, ribbing and planking details, compass and astrolabe detail, dry docks, etc. One could construct their own model from these drawings. Beautiful 32-point compass rose at lower right.

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Condition: B+

Full contemporary wash color that has been partially refreshed, on paper with a coat of arms watermark, light toning along the centerfold, minor soiling, and a short, archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom.