F2559-2

Merchant cargo vessel, 'Cocca' (circa 1525) Long Caption: Scale: 1:60. A full hull model of a Venetian cocca or cog (circa 1525). The hull is painted white below the waterline and the remainder of the hull, deck, masts and yards are painted a dark maroon. Details such as the stern gallery, decoration, and gunwales have been painted ochre yellow. The model is square rigged on the fore and main masts and lateen rigged on the mizzen and bonaventure masts. There is a short bowsprit. The main standing and running rigging has been depicted and there is a crows nest on the main mast. There is an open hatch cover in the waist, and two sets of steps on the poop and forecastle. The model is displayed on its original 19th century baseboard which has been decoratively fashioned and painted black. The model has a plaque inscribed: 'Spanish vessel of the 15th century. Type of vessel in which Columbus crossed the Atlantic in 1492.' Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: SLR0308 Artist: unknown Date: 19th century Medium: pine; cotton; metal; paint; varnish Size: Overall: 652 mm x 732 mm x 360 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.