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British Third Rate 70-Gun Ship, c 1715:
Designed to separate into upper and lower halves, this rare "pull-apart" model affords the observer an unobstructed view of the ship's below-deck spaces. Unlike most dockyard models, here all of the cabins are storerooms beneath the waterline are present, each fashioned with remarkable precision.
A dozen 70-gun two-deckers were added to the Royal Navy between 1707 and 1718. This model is believed to be a faithful replica of one of the last of these ships, possibly the Oxford of 1813 or the Monmouth of 1718. |