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Model of a Gig

Rijkswerf Vlissingen · 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 frame model on a stand. Clinker-built single-banked yawl, round-framed with flat transom; a forepeak, four deadlights and thwart-irons, open cabin with side deadlights and a hen-hole. Simple rudder with a curved brass tiller. The model has one mast with a lug sail, a flagstaff on the forepeak. Only the gangway has been preserved. Scale 1:20 (scale on model).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

fully rigged model ship model instruction model

Credit lineModel of a Gig. 1836. Rijkswerf Vlissingen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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