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Re: Ship plans of the 18th Century on line

by Pieter » Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:10 pm

Uuhm, Magnus, Chapman was the first modern shipwright and the first writer on naval architecture who measured ships scientifically and published the results. I don't think accuracy is a bit off...BTW putting this on line is a really nice initiative.
masch3 wrote:
Of course, this being published in the 18th C, accuracy might be a bit off...

/Magnus

Ship plans of the 18th Century on line

by masch3 » Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:00 am

The Swedish maritime museums have published "Architectura Navalis Mercatoria" a work from 1768 in facsimile online.

http://www.marinmuseum.se/sitecore/cont ... valis.aspx

It contains plans for a number of contemporary ships collected by the famous Swedish shipwright Fredrik Henrik af Chapman.

There are ships of the line as well as merchantmen.

Of course, this being published in the 18th C, accuracy might be a bit off...

/Magnus

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