A Fire Ship, 1684

Object summary

Title: A Fire Ship, 1684
Object ID: CC-F-0026
Date made: 1801
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Draftsman (after): Charnock, John
Publisher: Sewell, John
Engraver: Tomkins, Charles
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A print of the ship design of a fire ship in 1684, drafted by John Charnock. The plan shows the sheer draught, the horizontal plan, the stern, and projection. In the drawing of the sheer draft, the ship is naturalistically rendered and shaded until the waterline; the boat structure below is rendered in simple lines. The Horizontal Plan below has vertical lines that indicate the corresponding part of the drawing to the sheer draught. The stern, also, is elaborately rendered until the beginning of the rudder structure underneath. A grid depicts the scale in feet.