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Unspecified merchant ship (fl.1797) Long Caption: Probably 1:48. A plan showing the method of fixing the beams, knees, carlings and lodging knees for the forward half of the main deck of an unspecified merchant ship (fl.1797), as taken off by George Hilhouse in December 1797. This plan is in two pieces, and has been scanned as such. The parts placed together but not stitched. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: HIL0223 Artist: George Hilhouse Date: 1797 Medium: technical drawing Size: 310 x 552 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.