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Model of a Pilot Vessel
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Model of a Pilot Vessel

Rijkswerf Hellevoetsluis · 1836 · textile materials; rope; wood (plant material); brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Rigged block model of a one-master. Round bow and stern, falling sternpost; straight rudder with decorated rudder head and wooden tiller going over a kind of capstan on the bulwark. The sheer rises slightly at both ends, one oak plank. Peaked round frame. The model is equipped with two anchors, a cooking spit, two water casks, a chimney for the galley, a deck light, a cabin, two pumps, two oars, two boat hooks, and an access. The rig is a gaff rig with sails, the bowsprit on the port side, jib with overlap on deck, a gaff topsail, a blue flag, and a tricolor; inscription on the mainsail. Scale 1:30 (according to Obreen).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineModel of a Pilot Vessel. 1836. Rijkswerf Hellevoetsluis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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