HISTORIC SHIP MODELS OF THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES : in the kriegstein collection

In terms of quality, historical significance, and sheer numbers, the Kriegstein family's ship model collection in the United States is the finest in private hands anywhere in the world. Principally made up of official 17th and 18th century models in the Admiralty or Navy Board style, the collection is unrivaled by any museum outside the British national collection at Greenwich. As the models are not on public display, this book fills the need for a detailed catalog and visual reference with superb color photos of all the models, both overall portraits and multiple close-ups. Apart from lengthy descriptions of these magnificent artifacts, space is devoted to how they were identified, and the valuable research done by Arnold and Henry Kriegstein, the identical twins whose shared passion brought this all together. Beyond the technicalities of the ships, the story has a human dimension in the brothers' adventures in pursuit of every model and their dogged determination to secure them against official obstruction and dubious antiques-trade practices. This is an entirely new and revised edition of 17th and 18th Century Ship Models first published in 2007, now expanded to include the additions to the collection since that date. Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 The Royal James, 1st rate of 1671 Chapter 2 A Charles II 5th rate c1680 Chapter 3 The Coronation, 2nd rate of 1685 Chapter 4 The Adventure, 5th rate of 1691 Chapter 5 A William III 4th rate c1695 Chapter 6 The Northumberland, 3rd rate of 1702 Chapter 7 The Marlborough, 2nd rate of 1706 Chapter 8 The Diamond, 4th rate of 1708 Chapter 9 A Queen Anne 3rd rate c1710 Chapter 10 The Royal Oak, 3rd rate of 1713 Chapter 11 The Diamond, 5th rate of 1723, and the Greyhound, 6th rate of 1720 Chapter 12 The Lion, 4th rate c1738 Chapter 13 A George II 4th rate c1745 Chapter 14 The Namur, 3rd rate of 1746 Chapter 15 A French 64-gun ship c1754, built by Augustin Pic Chapter 16 The Généreux, 3rd rate of 1785 Chapter 17 The Franklin, American 74-gun ship c1800 Chapter 18 The Carcass bomb of 1758 Chapter 19 The Aetna bomb of 1776 Chapter 20 The Sulphur bomb of 1797 Chapter 21 A Queen Anne royal barge Chapter 22 An admiral’s barge c1710 Chapter 23 A Georgian admiral’s barge c1720 Chapter 24 An admiral’s barge c1775 Chapter 25 A troop transport c1810 Chapter 26 A ship’s boat c1750 Chapter 27 A Dutch state yacht c1690 Chapter 28 Model figurehead for the Royal Caroline 1750 Chapter 29 Model of the Queen Charlotte figurehead c1784 Chapter 30 Model of the foremast of the Victory of 1765 with damage sustained at Trafalgar Chapter 31 Ship models in perspective painted on panels Chapter 32 Photojournalism in the seventeenth century Chapter 33 Napoleonic-era ship models Chapter 34 Care and conservation Chapter 35 Fakes and forgeries Appendix A William III 4th rate c1695 Chapter Notes A completely revised new edition of a classic work not before available in the UK.