The 100-Gun Ship Victory (Anatomy of the Ship)
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (533 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591146372 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He lives in Vancouver, Canada. About the Author John McKay is an architectural draftsman by profession and devoted over five years and 3,000 hours to designing this book.
First published in 1987 in the acclaimed Anatomy of the Ship series, 100-Gun Ship Victory is now available in paperback for the first time. Three hundred perspective and three-view drawings, with fully descriptive keys, illustrate every detail of the ship, including hull construction, masts and yards, armament, rigging, decoration and fittings offer ship buffs, historians, and model makers a full view of the ship and her position in the development of the First Rate.. The three-decker First Rate-Victory, was the most successful 100-gun ship of the period and the flagship of Nelson at Trafalgar
. He lives in Vancouver, Canada. John McKay is an architectural draftsman by profession and devoted over five years and 3,000 hours to designing this book
"The model has met my expectations with the exception of" according to James D Zimmer. The model has met my expectations with the exception of some uncompleted running rigging. I have now competed the rigging as I understand it.. William L. McGavran III said Five Stars. Superbly written and illustrated !. A great book on a great ship John McKay's book is well up to the very high standard set by the "Anatomy of the Ship" series and covers HMS Victory in fantastic detail. Anyone interested in the ship (or other sailing warships of the period, which would be similar in detail) and especially anyone intere