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Description: | Scale: 1:48. A model of the starboard side of 'Prueba' (1800), a 38 gun warship made entirely in wood and painted in realistic colours. The hull below the waterline is painted brown and black above the waterline, and the main deck, forecastle, and poop are painted a uniform cream. The starboard quarter and stern galleries are shown. Fittings include a cathead, rudder, stump fore, main and mizzen masts, and raised bulwarks at the bow.
The model is displayed on a cream backboard with a stained bevelled edge.
CA: AAB. Referenced in the Anderson Catalogue (1952) to Royal Naval Museum (1913), pg 58, Victory Room East, No 22.
caption: 'Prueba' (1800) - broadside | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum Royal Naval College Museum Prueba 1800 blocks models (representations) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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