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Model of 17th-century English merchantman ship

Wooden ship models or wooden model ships are scale representations of ships, constructed mainly of wood. This type of model has been built for over two thousand years.[1]

  1. ^ Williams, Guy R. The World of Model Ships and Boats London 1971 Page 30

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