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Actions Displays	Directions for laying off ships on the mould-loft floor Remove from selection Add to selection Object number2012.00584 TitleDirections for laying off ships on the mould-loft floor Creator John Fincham (author)‎, Whittaker and Co. (publisher)‎ DescriptionBook: Directions for laying off ships on the mould-loft floor. Half bound in an English deep purple goatskin binding, with deep purple cloth sides. Spine is gold tooled with book title. Endleaves are made of red, yellow and blue marbled paper. Production placeLondon Production date 1840 - 1840 Object namebook Object categorypublication Materialpaper, card, textile, goatskin Techniqueprinted, handcrafted Dimensions overall height: 250 mm overall width: 160 mm overall depth: 15 mm DocumentationDirections for laying off ships on the mould-loft floor : with some instructions for drawing ships in perspective, etc. etc. etc. Originally designed for the use of the Late School of Naval Architecture, and the shipwrights in the mould-loft.

Object number2012.00584

TitleDirections for laying off ships on the mould-loft floor

Creator John Fincham (author)‎, Whittaker and Co. (publisher)‎

DescriptionBook: Directions for laying off ships on the mould-loft floor. Half bound in an English deep purple goatskin binding, with deep purple cloth sides. Spine is gold tooled with book title. Endleaves are made of red, yellow and blue marbled paper.

Production placeLondon

Production date 1840 - 1840

Object namebook

Object categorypublication

Materialpaper, card, textile, goatskin

Techniqueprinted, handcrafted

Dimensions

DocumentationDirections for laying off ships on the mould-loft floor : with some instructions for drawing ships in perspective, etc. etc. etc. Originally designed for the use of the Late School of Naval Architecture, and the shipwrights in the mould-loft.

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