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'Prince', starboard stern quarter Long Caption: Scale: unknown. A contemporary full hull plank on frame model of a small sailing craft, ‘Prince’ (circa 1830), fitted with a square sail on a revolving mast. The model was probably made to accompany a patent application for a concept where a small craft to be sailed with a square sail that would capture more wind without ‘dipping’ the yard around the bottom of the mast when going about or tacking. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: SLR2637 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1830 Medium: wood; cotton; paint Size: 268 mm x 352 mm x 72 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.