This model represents the fishing schooner Dauntless, built at Essex, Mass., about 1855. Its hull is of the “sharpshooter” type, meaning the bottom has a sharp V-shape, as distinct from the rounded ...

Shortly after the Patriot victory at the Battle of Great Bridge on Dec. 9, 1775, Patrick Henry initiated an effort to acquire naval capability by purchasing vessels that could easily be converted to ...

Francois Dickman, a UW alumnus, adjunct professor and ambassador, works on a model of the schooner Wyoming. The late model shipbuilding enthusiast’s model and research materials are on permanent ...

A Seychellois couple is constructing models of schooners in a bid to promote handmade craft and revive the history of travelling by boat in the waters of Seychelles. Created by Ricky Morin and Julia ...

“L’Art Divine” is the business name of a new creative enterprise set up by Ricky and Julia Morin of Plaisance for the construction of model Seychellois schooners that have become “collectors items”.

The 1.5m by 1.5m boat is a replica of the Bluenose, a Canadian fishing and racing schooner from Nova Scotia built in 1921. Bluenose features on the Canadian dim and appears on the current Nova Scotia ...

Q. This model schooner, Amy of Toronto, was made by my great-great-uncle James Avon Smith (1832-1918), who was a Toronto-based architect, artist and member of the Royal Canadian Academy (RCA). He ...

Visitors to Barton's Point Coastal Park at Sheerness could have been forgiven for thinking they were dreaming when a fully-rigged schooner sailed into view on the boating lake. The vessel was owned by ...

With many shipwrecks buried in our waters, parts of Newfoundland's history are hidden just below the surface. "Every community's got a story about a local schooner that was lost, and the guys that may ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This model represents the fishing ...