General Information

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

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General Description

A COPPER SHEET COVERS LOWER PORTION OF HULL, LARGE HEADED COPPER NAILS USED TO SECURE IN PLACE/ WOODEN MASTS, DECK, HULL/ FIBRE RIGGING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

197.5 cm

Width

81.0 cm

Height

178.0 cm

Thickness

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Models

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Manufacturer

AKA

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City

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Context

Country

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State/Province

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Period

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Canada

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Function

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Technical

FROM ITS PREDECESSOR TYPE THE CARRACK, THE GALLEON (CA. 1550-1650) HAD A MUCH REDUCED FORECASTLE SET BACK FROM THE PROW, WITH A BEAK LIKE PROJECTION, AND A SLIMMED-DOWN HULL. IT ALSO FEATURED AN EXTRA MIZZEN MAST AND A STERN RAISED IN STEPS, RATHER THAN A BIG 'CASTLE'. THE CASTRICUM WAS A LATE GALLEON.

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

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Missing

SAILS

Finish

TARNISHED COPPER SHEET, TWO LAYERS OF GREEN ABOVE THIS, UPPER EXTERIOR OF HULL IN WHITE/ DECK IS GREY/BLACK MASTS WITH WHITE

Decoration

CHERUB LIKE FIGURE HEAD/ UPPER DECKS HAVE NUMEROUS MULTI-SIZED REPRESENTATIONS OF MALE & FEMALE FIGURES AROUND EXTERIOR & BETWEEN GUN PORTS/ EAGLE HEADS ON EACH DECKS GUN WHALE END/ MEDALLIONS ON GUN PORTS/ SCROLL LIKE WORK BELOW FIGURE HEAD/ 2 LIONS HEADS AT LOWER STERN/ ALL ABOVE GOLD COLOURED