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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 623
EAN num: 9780851778969
ISBN number: 0851778968
Label: Conway Maritime Press
Manufacturer: Conway Maritime Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 136
Printing Date: 2003-05
Publishing house: Conway Maritime Press
Sale Popularity Level: 792232
Studio: Conway Maritime Press
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The Endeavour, made eternally famous by Captain Cook's very first voyage in her in 1768-71, was originally the collier Earl of Pembroke and was chosen by Cook for his voyage because of her strong construction. She was purchased by the Royal Navy at Whitby and then converted to an exploration ship at Deptford. After her voyage she was sold out of service in 1775, and finally condemned sometime in the 1790s.
This revised edition features accurate, visually exciting and totally comprehensive drawings. In addition to these, a colour representation of Endeavour on the jacket provides a useful painting guide, on the back of which is a beautifully folded large scale plan of the ship.
The 'Anatomy of the Ship' series aims to provide the finest documentation of individual ships and ship types ever published. What makes the series unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys. These are supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history.
Karl Heinz Marquardt is an internationally known ship modeller and has spent a lifetime researching the era of the sailing ship. He is an accomplished draughtsmen and has illustrated a number of highly praised maritime books.
With over 200 perspective and 3-view drawings, accompanied by in-depth descriptive keys.
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This volume offers a wealth of info on the Endeavor, from deck fittings to rigging details. The largest compilation of data in one source I have ever come across. I am however, disappointed in this book - especially for the sales price.
Unfortunately, the claims of a "detailed fold-out plan" turned out to be a side elevation only (and there are already several of those within), and the "scaled drawings" in the text are not accurately scaled and conflict with the stated dimensions elsewhere. For example, the ship's keel length is listed as 81'-0", yet in the scaled drawings she is over 90' - and many of the detail drawings are not even scaled, and are of minor use to the modeler.
If you want this book to be a general reference of the ship, you will not be disappointed - but if you buy it believing the statements of the publisher, and the previous reviewers, you will be .
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Yet again another great book in the 'Anatomy of the Ship' line. I am going to embark on making the HM bark Endeavour next, and this resource has every detail I imagined. In particular, I was interested in the lashing of small boats to the deck, and it even had a wealth of information on that.
Everything makes sense, even Ray Parkin's wonderful works on the Endeavour is not as detailed. In some respects Marquardt and Parkin contradict each other, even though they used the same reference, but both are well read and their arguements good for their interpretations, the ship is gone, and no-one will ever know. It is lying in the mud in an American river.
Very hard to find, but well worth tracking down. As of 2001, this 'Victory' has been re-released as has 'Yamato' in this series, and they are also both well worth owning. This makes the trifecta.
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This book offers some suprising insights into Capt. Cook's Endeavor. It discusses some of the previous misconceptions that have overshadowed an accurate picture of what this ship was, and what it looked like. This is a "must have" resource for anyone interested in producing an accurate model of the Endeavor, or for any one interested in getting a better feel the history of the event. Excellent book!!!
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