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18 inches, the aft side thick 7 1⁄2 inches. The bottom is wide191⁄4 feet,rises4inches,atthetopofthebilges 41⁄2 feet,widethere263⁄4 feet,thesidesrake1foot. Thefuttocksdeep91⁄4 inches,atthebilges7inches, at the master ribband 6 inches, above 4 1⁄4 inches. The mainmast is 5 feet abaft the middle of the ship. The deckclampsthick41⁄2 inches.Thelowerdeckbeams deep 121⁄2 inches, wide from each other 3 1⁄2 feet. Two pairs of wales below the gunports thick 6 inches wide 121⁄2 inches, the lling strakes wide 28 inches, raised afore31⁄2 feet,aft91⁄2 feet.Thepumpsonthelower deck are measured from the stern 201⁄2 feet. The beak- headislong201⁄2 feet,measuredoverthetopofthe lower knee of the head . The lion is long 7 feet. The trail board is deep 18 inches, measured at the ship and 8 inches afore.
(108 II 28) A Ship made called the Burg, Anno 1640 July the 4th.
Long 1151⁄2 feet, wide 273⁄4 feet, deep 111⁄2 feet, above that 63⁄4 feet. The stem high 20 feet, the sternpost 203⁄4 feet, rakes 4 feet. The wing transom is long 17 1⁄4 feet, curves 12 inches. The bottom is wide 19 feet, rises 12 inches, at the top of the turn ofthe bilge 4 feet 7 inches high and wide 2 51⁄2 feet, the sides rak e 1 foot [and 1⁄8 foot]. The lower deck beams curve 7 inches at a length of 28 feet. The upper deck beams cur ve 13 inches at 22 feet length. The beakhead is long 20 feet, mea- sured on top of the lower stud up to the fore end of the
lion’s paws. The lion is long 8 feet. The kam is deep 17 inches measured at the ship and 71⁄2 inches afore.
(108 II 48) A Ship made named Deventer, Anno 1640 December the 4th.
Long 130 feet, wide 29 1⁄4 feet, deep at the lower deck in the main hatch 13 1⁄2 feet, above that 6 1⁄4 feet, aft 7 feet, for ward 6 feet, a forecastle long 30 feet, high from the deck, measured in the side 5 1⁄2 feet, afore high 51⁄4 feet, aft a long steering stand long 16 feet. The deck of the captain ’s cabin is long from the transom 28 feet. The pumps are from the coun- ter 21 feet, the beams of the cabin high in the side 6 feet 4 inches. The cabin is high afore 6 feet 2 inches, at the aft end high 6 1⁄2 feet. The stem high 24 1⁄4 feet, rakes 23 feet, is curved up to the scarf 41⁄2 feet thick 13 inches and is equall y curved everywhere, afore thick 91⁄2 inches, below wide 33⁄4 feet, above wide 23⁄4 feet and has a curve of 12 inches at 1 5 feet length. The stern- post high 23 feet, rak es 41⁄4 feet, thick 13 inches, aft face thick 9 inches, below wide 6 feet, above wide 18 inches. The wing transom is high at the stern 20 feet, is long 19 feet, deep 14 inches, thick 12 inches, curved on 19 feet length 131⁄2 inches. The stern timbers are 25 feet above the transom, 10 feet apart from each other there. The keel is deep 16 inches, wide 19 inches. The scarf is long 8 feet. The bottom is wide 201⁄4 feet, rises 3 inches, at the top of the turn of the bilge 4 3⁄4 feet high and wide there 27 feet, the sides rake 1 foot [and
Contracts as Historical Sources
Figure 3.35. Stern and side views of the Mauritius (1639), 129 × 283⁄4 × 13 feet. The description of the stem is especially striking: “is curved at 15 feet, 121⁄2 inches, above a bit more bend, below a little straighter.” This is a clear example of a stern that does not match a quarter of a circle, struck from the intersection of the perpendicular on the diagonal and the height of the stem. Two wales are given, as well as the length of the beakhead. As in the preceding contract, the transom is not at the top of the sternpost. The hypothetical interior of the ship is indicated by dashed lines; thin lines indicate its supposed contours (Drawing by A. J. Hoving)
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