Ship of the line under construction in a shipyard, 1800s

The hull of a wooden ship of the line under construction in a shipyard, 1800s. Shipbuilders on scaffolding work on the hull, rudder and starboard side below the three rows of gun ports for 120 cannons. Carcasse d'un vaisseau de guerre. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1815. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1, 200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc. published from 1790-1830

1815 Bilderbuch Fur Kinder Carl Bertuch Encyclopedia Engraved Plates Friedrich Johann Bertuch Hull Natural History Picture Book For Children Rudder Scaffolding Shipbuilders Starboard

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