Rigged model (scale 1:48). This model is based on the draughts for the 'Elizabeth Jonas' from papers known as 'Fragments of Ancient Shipwrightry' by Matthew Baker, collected by Samuel Pepys and preserved at Cambridge These vessels are all galleon-built, with a forecastle set well back from the stem and a long projecting beak. The decoration was carried out principally by contrasting paintwork. With the exception of the figurehead, in the form of an elaborate dragon, there is little carving. The main armament of warships such as this consisted of brass and cast-iron muzzle-loading guns such as the culverin and demi-culverin, long range weapons firing 18 lb and 9 lb cannonballs respectively.

Picture Reference: 10266059
Subject: TRANSPORT > Water Transport > Ships, 1000-1700
Inventory No.: 1931-0190
Credit: Science Museum

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