The basic collection consisted of a large number of builder's half-models used in the construction of vessels, and was almost entirely of New England fishing schooners.
This catalogue describes some of the contents of the United States National Museum collection of models of various watercraft from around the world, with emphasis on the watercraft relating to the United States. Descriptions of the various models include the catalogue numbers.
Excerpt from The National Watercraft Collection Lines of New England merchant brigs Powhatan and Pocahontas, Salisbury, kettle-bottom brig, 1844; from a painting Lines taken oil builder's half-model of Baltimore clipper brig, 1845 Lines of l-ialtimore-built brigantines George Latimer and Alexander Kirkland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.