Record

RefNoCLP/7i/40/2
LevelItem
TitleDrawing, design for boat to be sailed from the shore by unknown artist
Date17th Century
DescriptionIllustration of a boat with four wheels. These will do the work of rowers and are moved by the pulling of the ropes that make the wheels turn. Consists of the components of the boat with parts lettered A to M. Illustration also includes a demsonstration of how the boat functions, with the ropes being pulled by a man on the shore and another on the boat.
Appears as a pull out.

Subject: Engineering / Shipbuilding
LanguageItalian
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordCLP/7i/40/1
CLP/7i/40
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